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Historical Event(s)
– New Jersey becomes a colony of England.
– Louis XIV of France inaugurates the Palace of Versailles.
– The Ottoman Empire is defeated in the Battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár.
– The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
– The Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.
Who Were Born On ?
– Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)
– Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. 1718)
– Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1703)
– Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)
– François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (d. 1709)
– Giulio Alberoni, Italian cardinal (d. 1754)
– Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat (d. 1721)
– Henry Wharton, English writer (d. 1695)