Births on December 28

Antoine Furetière

Born on December 28, 1619

Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar (d. 1688)

Antoine Furetière (28 December 1619 – 14 May 1688) was a French scholar, writer, and lexicographer, known best for his satirical novel Scarron's City Romance. He was expelled from the Académie Française for seeking to publish his own French language dictionary.

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Events on 1619

10 Jun

Battle of Záblatí
Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.
4 Dec

Berkeley Hundred
Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."