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Roger de Piles
1635Oct, 7

Roger de Piles

Roger de Piles, French painter (d. 1709)
Roger de Piles (7 October 1635 – 5 April 1709) was a French painter, engraver, art critic and diplomat.

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    Peace of Prague (1635)

    Thirty Years' War: The Peace of Prague is signed.
  • 28Jul

    Siege of Schenkenschans

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    Siege of Schenkenschans

    Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.
  • 9Oct

    Roger Williams

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  • 22Nov

    Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa

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