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Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen
1676Aug, 17

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621/22 – 17 August 1676) was a German author. He is best known for his 1669 picaresque novel Simplicius Simplicissimus (German: Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus) and the accompanying Simplician Scriptures series.

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  • 2Jun

    Battle of Palermo

    Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.
  • 30Jul

    Bacon's Rebellion

    Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
  • 12Aug

    King Philip's War

    Praying Indian John Alderman shoots and kills Metacomet, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip's War.
  • 19Sep

    Bacon's Rebellion

    Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
  • 21Nov

    Rømer's determination of the speed of light

    The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.