Thursday, Apr 25, 2024
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1677 - Birth of Guillaume Coustou Sr French sculptor (Chevaux the Marly).
1678 - French troops conquer Ypres.
1684 - Patent granted for the thimble.
1690 - Birth of Gottlieb Theophil Muffat composer.
1690 - David Teniers the Younger Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at age 79.
1707 - Battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portuguese.
1710 - Birth of James Ferguson astronomer.
1719 - Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe".
1723 - Birth of Giovanni Marco Rutini composer.
1728 - John Woodward geologist/physician, dies.