The flag of New York in 1664
In the year 1664, Robert Hooke discovers Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (May 9), the world’s oldest private newspaper still published - Gazzetta di Mantova - is first published in Mantua, Italy (Jun), Kronenbourg Brewery is founded in Strasbourg (Jun 9), Director-General Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam to the British, who rename the city New York (Aug 27) - and all these fine people were born:
1664-xxxx Brita Johansdotter Salmenius** (bArgillander) mother of Enoch Salmenius - Kuopio, Sweden-Finland (1721/52-61) aby
1664-0114 Simon van Slingelandt* Dutch estate owner/Grand Pensionary of Holland - Dordrecht (1736/72)
1664-0117 Antonio Salvi* Italian physician/court poet/librettist - Lucignano, Tuscany (1724/60)
1664-0124 John Vanbrugh (B) architect/ dramatist/herald - London, England (1726/62)
1664-0124 Lars Roberg* physician/natural science researcher - Stockholm, Sweden (1742/78)
1664-0216 Nicolas Fatio de Duillier* mathematician/ astronomer/inventor - Basel, Swiss Confederacy (1753/89)
1664-0317 Georg Österreich (B) German composer/collector - Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt (1735/71)
1664-0320 Johann Homann* German geographer/cartographer - Oberkammlach, Electorate of Bavaria (1724/60)
1664-0406 Arvid Horn* Swedish general/diplomat/politician - Vuorentaka Manor, Halikko, Sweden-Finland (1742/78)
1664-0510 Tørres Christensen* timber merchant/sawmill owner/ship owner - Nedenes, Norway (1721/55)
1664-0628 Nicolas Bernier* composer - Mantes-sur-Seine, France (1734/70)
1664-0721 Matthew Prior* poet/diplomat - Middlesex, England (1721/57)
1664-0804 Louis Lully* composer - Paris, France (1734/69)
1664-0907 Johann Georg von Eckhart* historian/linguist - Duingen, Principality of Calenberg (1730/65)
1664-0909 Johann Christoph Pez* composer - Munich, Bavaria (1716/52)
1664-1003 Giuseppe Alberti* Italian painter/architect - Cavalese (1716/51)
1664-1016 Abraham Alewijn* playwright/poet - Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (1721/56)
1664-1109 Henry Wharton* writer/ librarian - Worstead, England (1695/30)
1664-1226 Johann Melchior Dinglinger* German goldsmith - Biberach an der Riß, Bavaria (1731/76)
Updated 14.4.2023-1
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