What Happened in February 1676

Historical Events

  • Feb 10 King Philip's War: a force of 1,500 Wampanoag, Nipmuc, and Narragansett Indians kill over 30 men and destroy buildings in Lancaster, Massachusetts

Event of Interest

Feb 15 Isaac Newton writes to Robert Hooke “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants” (O.S. 5 Feb)

Famous Deaths

  • Feb 8 Alexis of Russia [Alexei Mikhailovich], Romanov noble (Tsar of All Russia, 1645-76), dies at 46 [OS 29 Jan]
  • Feb 14 Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist, dies at about 72 (birthdate uncertain, c. 1604)