Births on October 11

Samuel Clarke

Born on October 11, 1675

Samuel Clarke, English minister and philosopher (d. 1729)

Samuel Clarke (11 October 1675 – 17 May 1729) was an English philosopher and Anglican cleric. He is considered the major British figure in philosophy between John Locke and George Berkeley.

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Events on 1675

4 May

Royal Greenwich Observatory
King Charles II of England orders the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
11 Aug

Battle of Konzer Brücke
Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
2 Nov

King Philip's War
Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War.
11 Nov

Integral calculus
Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x).

Births on October 11

Samuel Clarke

Born on October 11, 1675

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Events on 1675

Royal Greenwich Observatory

Battle of Konzer Brücke

King Philip's War

Integral calculus