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What Happened in February 1670

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Historical Events

  • Feb 4 Battle of Sinhagad, Shivaji commander Tanaji Malusare recaptures fort of Sinhagad from the Mugals, scaling the walls with help of pet monitor lizard
  • Feb 14 Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I chases Jews out of Vienna
  • Feb 17 France and Bavaria sign military assistance treaty
  • Feb 27 Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I orders all Jews expelled from Austria, given until August to comply
Events in 1670

Famous Birthdays

  • Feb 10 Norbert van Bloemen [Cephalus], Flemish painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1746)
  • Feb 14 Georg Gabriel Schutz, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1716)
  • Feb 28 Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)
Born in 1670

Famous Deaths

  • Feb 9 Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway (1648-70), dies at 60

Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal

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