What happened 1666 AD

The island was included on English and Dutch navigation charts as early as the beginning of the 17th century, but it was not until 1666 that a map published by Dutch cartographer Pieter Goos included the island.

Thousands die as a result of Hurricane Guadeloupe, Martinique and St Christopher.

Parent was a French mathematician who was born in Paris.

King Peter II's wife Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Queen of Portugal, was born in Dsseldorf.

The admiral of Zeeland, Johannes Evertsen, was lynched in Brielle.

The sea battle between England and the Netherlands.