Timeline February 1680

Events in February 1680 6

• 1618 – 1680 Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1618-1680) Died 8 February 1680, aged 61 Princess-philosopher whose letters with René Descartes challenged his account of how mind and body interact. In her later years she was Princess-Abbess of Herford.
• 1618 – 1680 Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1618-1680) Died 8 February 1680, aged 61 Princess-philosopher whose letters with René Descartes challenged his account of how mind and body interact. In her later years she was Princess-Abbess of Herford.
• 1637 – 1680 Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680) Died 17 February 1680, aged 43 Dutch biologist and microscopist who showed that the egg, larva, pupa and adult are stages of a single insect. He was also among the first to observe and describe red blood cells.
• 1637 – 1680 Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680) Died 17 February 1680, aged 43 Dutch biologist and microscopist who showed that the egg, larva, pupa and adult are stages of a single insect. He was also among the first to observe and describe red blood cells.
• 1680 Execution of La Voisin Central figure of the Affair of the Poisons burned in Paris Catherine Monvoisin, known as La Voisin, was burned at the stake in Paris after being convicted of witchcraft and supplying poisons. Her trial was the centre of the Affair of the Poisons, a scandal that reached members of Louis XIV's court. The royal investigation went on for several more years and led to dozens of further executions.
• 1680 Execution of La Voisin Central figure of the Affair of the Poisons burned in Paris Catherine Monvoisin, known as La Voisin, was burned at the stake in Paris after being convicted of witchcraft and supplying poisons. Her trial was the centre of the Affair of the Poisons, a scandal that reached members of Louis XIV's court. The royal investigation went on for several more years and led to dozens of further executions.