Deaths on August 17

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

Died on August 17, 1676

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621/22 – 17 August 1676) was a German author. He is best known for his 1669 picaresque novel Simplicius Simplicissimus (German: Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus) and the accompanying Simplician Scriptures series.

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Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

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Events on 1676

2 Jun

Battle of Palermo
Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.
30 Jul

Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
12 Aug

King Philip's War
Praying Indian John Alderman shoots and kills Metacomet, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip's War.
19 Sep

Bacon's Rebellion
Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
21 Nov

Rømer's determination of the speed of light
The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

Deaths on August 17

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

Died on August 17, 1676

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Events on 1676

Battle of Palermo

Bacon's Rebellion

King Philip's War

Bacon's Rebellion

Rømer's determination of the speed of light