Guillaume Courtois, French painter and illustrator (b. 1628)
Guillaume Courtois or italianized as Guglielmo Cortese, called Il Borgognone or Le Bourguignon ('the Burgundian'), (1628 – 14 or 15 June 1679) was a Franc-comtois-Italian painter, draughtsman and etcher. He was mainly active in Rome as a history and staffage painter and enjoyed high-level patronage. He was the brother of the painters Jacques Courtois (Giacomo Cortese) and Jean-François Courtois.
1679Jun, 15
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The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog. - 7Aug
Le Griffon
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Hampshire becomes a county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.