Historical Events Dec 25 English Whig leader Duke of Monmouth flees to Holland Famous Birthdays Dec 19 Philip V, King of Spain (1700-24, 1724-46), born in Versailles, France (d. 1746) Dec 27 Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750) Born in 1683 Famous Deaths Dec 7 John Oldham, English satirical poet, dies of smallpox at 30 Dec 15 Izaak Walton, English biographer and author (The Compleat Angler), dies at 90 Dec 25 Kara Mustafa Pasha Turkish grand-vizier (1676-83) and Ottoman general (siege of Vienna), executed by strangulation (b. 1634) Nov 1683 History by Year Jan 1684 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90
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