Children
about
1660
| 1660 • Dr Edward Stanley preaches a sermon in the nave of Winchester Cathedral to commemorate the return of the Chapter following the English Restoration. |
1695
Age: 35y
| 1695 • A window tax is imposed in England. Some windows are bricked up to avoid it. |
1696
Jan 24
Age: 36y
birth of childJohann Jakob Beilstein Lützelbach, Hesse Germany ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1696 • In the Netherlands, undertakers revolt after funeral reforms in Amsterdam. |
1738
Jan 9
Age: 78y
| 1738 • Jacques de Vaucanson presents the world's first automaton, The Flute Player (1737) to the French Academy of Sciences. |