Deaths on December 20

Jean Jannon

Died on December 20, 1658

Jean Jannon, French designer and typefounder (b. 1580)

Jean Jannon (died 20 December 1658) was a French Protestant printer, type designer, punchcutter and typefounder active in Sedan in the seventeenth century. He was a reasonably prolific printer by contemporary standards, printing several hundred books.

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25 Jun

Battle of Rio Nuevo
Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War.
29 Oct

Battle of the Sound
Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.