Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch minister and theologian (b. 1589)
Gisbertus Voetius (Latinized version of the Dutch name Gijsbert Voet [ˈɣɛisbɛrt ˈfut]; 3 March 1589 – 1 November 1676) was a Dutch Calvinist theologian.
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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.