31st May » Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.
27th September » The Republic of Venice Venetians surrender the fortress of Heraklion Candia to the Ottoman Empire Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year long Siege of Candia.
Famous Birthdays in 1669
2nd February » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (d. 1732)
26th May » Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (d. 1722)
9th August » Eudoxia Lopukhina, Russian wife of Peter the Great (d. 1731)
10th October » Johann Nicolaus Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1753)
Famous Deaths in History for 1669
23rd February » Lieuwe van Aitzema, Dutch historian and diplomat (b. 1600)
10th March » John Denham (poet) or John Denham, English poet (b. 1615)
17th April » Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1605)
16th May » Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)
25th June » François de Vendôme, Duke of Beaufort (b. 1616)