Births on November 16

Jean Chardin

Born on November 16, 1643

Jean Chardin, French-English jeweler and explorer (d. 1703)

Jean Chardin (16 November 1643 – 5 January 1713), born Jean-Baptiste Chardin, and also known as Sir John Chardin, was a French jeweller and traveller whose ten-volume book The Travels of Sir John Chardin is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Persia and the Near East in general.

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Events on 1643

19 May

Battle of Rocroi
Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.
13 Jul

Battle of Roundway Down
English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
13 Dec

Battle of Alton
English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.

Births on November 16

Jean Chardin

Born on November 16, 1643

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Events on 1643

Battle of Rocroi

Battle of Roundway Down

Battle of Alton