1678
| 1678 • French admiral Jean d'Estrees runs his whole fleet aground in Curaçao. |
1716
Jun 1
Age: 38y
| 1716 • Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, is demoted from his office as Secretary of State for the Northern Department in the British government and replaced by James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope. |