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1635
| 1635 • Japan forbids merchants to travel abroad under penalty of death. |
1653
Age: 18y
marriageWilliam Bourne Plymouth, Devon, England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1653 • New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. |
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Age: 81y
1716
Age: 81y
birth of childAndrew Bourne |
| 1716 • Two regular companies of field artillery, each 100 men strong, are raised at Woolwich by Royal Warrant of King George I of Great Britain. |
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Age: 60y
1695
Age: 60y
| 1695 • English pirate Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to put an end to all English trading in India. |