Timeline October 1676

Events in October 1676 4

• 1647 – 1676 Nathaniel Bacon (1647-1676) Died 26 October 1676, aged 29 Bacon led a rebellion of Virginia colonists against Governor William Berkeley, burning Jamestown in September 1676. He died of dysentery weeks later, and the uprising collapsed without him. Governor Berkeley then executed many of the remaining rebels.
• 1676 Bacon's Rebellion Burns Jamestown Virginia colonists revolt against Governor Berkeley's rule Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion of Virginia settlers against Governor William Berkeley, accusing him of favoritism and failing to protect frontier settlements from Native raids. Bacon's forces burned the colonial capital at Jamestown on 19 September 1676. The revolt collapsed after Bacon died of dysentery in October and Berkeley regained control, executing many of the remaining rebels.
• 1676 Leeuwenhoek Observes Microorganisms Dutch microscopist describes "animalcules" to the Royal Society Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, using microscopes of his own construction, reported observing tiny living organisms in water samples in a letter to the Royal Society of London. His descriptions of what he called "animalcules" were the first recorded observations of bacteria and other microorganisms. The discovery laid groundwork for the later science of microbiology.
• 1676 Treaty of Żurawno Poland-Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire end their war Poland-Lithuania, led by King John III Sobieski, signed a peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire at Żurawno, ending four years of warfare. The Commonwealth ceded much of its claim to territory gained under the earlier Treaty of Buczacz but avoided further Ottoman advances. The agreement left Podolia under Ottoman control.