Historical Events May 3 French conquering fleet at Curacao, 1200 die May 11 French admiral Jean d'Estrees' naval fleet runs aground on Aves-islands, Curacao, ends French control and ushers in an age of Piracy in the Caribbean Events in 1678 Famous Deaths May 5 Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet, spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 May 6 Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre, French composer, dies at 44 Apr 1678 History by Year Jun 1678 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies
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