April 14, 1759 — George Frideric Handel dies
Handel was 74 years old at the time of his death. Unmarried, he left much of his estate to a...
August 19, 2021
The Past
July 28, 1750 — Johann Sebastian Bach dies
One of the best known and most loved composers of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach was 85 years old at...
August 24, 2021
November 7, 1728 — James Cook born
James Cook, better known to history as Captain Cook, was born in Yorkshire, the second of eight children. After a...
September 4, 2021
May 7, 1711 — David Hume born
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, David Hume’s parents were noble but impoverished, and he worked as a merchant’s assistant while seeking...
September 7, 2021
June 10, 1692 -– Bridget Bishop is hanged in Salem
Accused of witchcraft and swiftly condemned and hanged for her supposed crimes, Bridget Bishop was the first person to be...
September 9, 2021
1689 — Pompeii is rediscovered
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, it did so with considerable force. The very shape of the mountain was...
September 14, 2021
August 25, 1688 — Pirate Henry Morgan dies
It’s not entirely fair to call Henry Morgan a pirate – he was actually more a privateer, serving the English...
September 19, 2021
March 21, 1685 — Johann Sebastian Bach born
One of the greatest of the Baroque composers, Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach (in the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach,...
September 24, 2021
September 3, 1658 — Oliver Cromwell dies
Hated by the Irish for his invasion the previous decade, Oliver Cromwell’s manner of death must have given them some...
September 29, 2021
May 8, 1654 — The Treaty of Westminster officially ends the first Anglo-Dutch War
The first Anglo-Dutch War was largely a result of the formation of the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell after...
October 4, 2021
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