Dutch Brazil, a.k.a. New Holland 1630-1654

In the year 1661, Russia cedes to Sweden all captured territories in the Treaty of Cardis (Jul 1), Portugal and the Dutch Republic sign a treaty whereby New Holland (a.k.a. Dutch Brazil) is ceded to Portugal (Aug 6), work begins on Versailles, John Evelyn publishes the pamphlet Fumifugium which becomes one of the earliest descriptions of air pollution - and all these fine people were born:

1661-0130 Charles Rollin* historian/educator - Paris, France (1741/80)

1661-0503 Antonio Vallisneri* Italian medical scientist/ physician/ naturalist - Trassilico (1730/68)

1661-0601 Gaspard Rigaud* painter - Perpignan, France (1705/43)
1661-0606 Giacomo Antonio Perti* Italian composer - Bologna, Papal States (1756/94)

1661-0716 Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville* ship captain/explorer/founder of the French colony of Louisiana in New France - Ville-Marie, New France (1706/44)

1661-0902 Georg Böhm* German organist/composer - Hohenkirchen, Thuringia (1733/71)
1661-0907 Gunno Dahlstierna* (b Eurelius) poet - Ör, Dalarna, Sweden (1709/48)

1661-1218 Christopher Polhem* scientist/inventor/industrialist - Tingstäde, Gotland, Sweden (1751/89)

Updated 15.8.2021
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