Famous Birthdays Mar 17 Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) Mar 27 Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian nobleman and leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg, born in Borsi, Royal Hungary (d. 1735) Famous Deaths Mar 21 Henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623) 1675 History by Year 1677 What Happened in 1676 Battle of Öland June 1, 1676