Historical Events Feb 16 Netherlands & Brandenburg sign treaty Famous Birthdays Feb 9 George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737) Feb 15 Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist (anatomy of the ear), born in Imola (d. 1723) Born in 1666 Famous Deaths Feb 24 Nicholas Lanier, English composer, dies at 77 Feb 27 Luisa de Guzmán, Queen of Portugal (1640-56), dies at 52 Jan 1666 History by Year Mar 1666 What Happened in 1666 The Great Fire of LondonSeptember 2, 1666 Collector Samuel Pepys Sets a Shining ExampleDecember 31, 1666
