Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1762)
Francesco Saverio Geminiani (baptised 5 December 1687 – 17 September 1762) was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist. BBC Radio 3 once described him as "now largely forgotten, but in his time considered almost a musical god, deemed to be the equal of Handel and Corelli."
1687Dec, 5
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Glorious Revolution
The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution. - 31Dec
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The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.