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What Happened in December 1665

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Alexandre le Grand

Dec 4 Jean Racine's tragedy "Alexandre le Grand" premieres at the Palais Royal Theater in Paris

Dramatist Jean Racine
  • Dec 11 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna
  • Dec 30 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople
Events in 1665

Famous Birthdays

  • Dec 25 Lady Grizel Baillie (neé Hume), Scottish poet and songwriter, born at Redbraes Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland (d. 1746)
  • Dec 28 George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716)
Born in 1665

Famous Deaths

  • Dec 2 Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588)
  • Dec 10 Tarquinio Mercula, Italian violinist, organist, and Baroque composer, dies at 70

Famous Living People by Age

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