Timeline Sunday 7 July 1647

Events on Sunday 7 July 1647 2

• 1586 – 1647 Thomas Hooker (1586-1647) Died 7 July 1647, aged 61 Thomas Hooker was a Puritan clergyman who emigrated from England and helped found the Colony of Connecticut. His sermons and writings influenced the development of congregational church governance and early American representative government.
• 1647 Revolt of Masaniello in Naples Neapolitan fishmonger leads uprising against Spanish rule Tommaso Aniello, known as Masaniello, led a popular revolt in Naples against Spanish taxation and viceregal rule. The uprising briefly established a short-lived Neapolitan Republic before Masaniello was assassinated and Spanish authority was gradually restored.