Births on March 10

Giacomo Serpotta, Italian Rococo sculptor (d. 1732)

Giacomo Serpotta (10 March 1656 – 27 February 1732) was an Italian sculptor, active in a Rococo style and mainly working in stucco.

6 Apr

Jan van Riebeeck
At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.
7 Sep

Guo Huaiyi Rebellion
Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan.