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Historical Event(s)
– John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers.
– Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
– French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make a detailed account of its course.
– Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used.
Who Were Born On ?
– James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English noble (d. 1744)
– Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest and saint (d. 1716)
– Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1742)
– Antonio de Literes, Spanish composer of zarzuelas (d. 1747)
– John Ker, Scottish spy (d. 1726)
– Richard Mead, English physician (d. 1754)
– Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian prince, linguist, and scholar (d. 1723)
– Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)