In history, year 1666 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1666.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1666 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 02 september | A large fire began on London's Pudding Lane and burned the cityfor three days, destroying St Paul's Cathedral and the homes of 70,000of the city's 80,000 inhabitants. |
| 13 May | Under the confederation of Purandar, Shivaji reached Agra to meet Aurangzeb. |
| 05 September | 13,200 houses were damaged and eighty people died in the fierce fire in the London city of England. |
| 11 December | Legendary painter Frenz Helz of Holland died at the age of 82. |
| 22 December | Guru Govind Singh was born. |
| 26 December | Sikhism Guru Govind Singh was born. |
| 22 January | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan died. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1666:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 01 November | James Sherard / Botanist / United Kingdom |
| 05 September | Gottfried Arnold / Historian / Germany |
| 05 November | Attilio Ariosti / Composer / Italy |
| 05 December | Francesco Scarlatti / Violinist / Italy |
| 09 February | George Hamilton / Field Marshal / Scotland |
| 10 July | John Ernest Grabe / Academic / Germany |
| 13 August | William Wotton / Scholar / United Kingdom |
| 15 March | George Bähr / Architect / Germany |
| 16 September | Antoine Parent / Mathematician / France |
| 17 January | Antonio Maria Valsalva / Physician / Italy |
| 18 April | Jean-Féry Rebel / Violinist / France |
| 25 April | Johann Heinrich Buttstett / Composer / Germany |
| 25 November | Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri / Violin Maker / Italy |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1666:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 22 December | Guru Gobind Singh / Poet / India |