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 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 December Francesco Scarlatti / Violinist / Italy 05 November Attilio Ariosti / Composer / 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
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