Deaths on October 29

Edmund Calamy the Elder

Died on October 29, 1666

Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (b. 1600)

Edmund Calamy (February 1600 – 29 October 1666) was an English Presbyterian church leader and divine. Known as "the elder", he was the first of four generations of nonconformist ministers bearing the same name.

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Events on 1666

19 Aug

Holmes's Bonfire
Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".
3 Sep

Great Fire of London
The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
28 Nov

Battle of Rullion Green
At least 3,000 men of the Royal Scots Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter rebels in the Battle of Rullion Green.

Deaths on October 29

Edmund Calamy the Elder

Died on October 29, 1666

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Events on 1666

Holmes's Bonfire

Great Fire of London

Battle of Rullion Green