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1615
| 1615 • The New Netherland Company is granted a 3-year monopoly in North American trade between the 40th and 45th parallels. |
1645
Age: 30y
| 1645 • English Civil War: Oliver Cromwell is confirmed as the Lieutenant-General of the Cavalry. |
1646
Feb 3
Age: 31y
| 1646 • First English Civil War – The Battle of Great Torrington, Devon, the last major battle of the conflict, is fought. |
1646
Feb 3
Age: 31y
| 1646 • Global temperatures begin to decline as part of the Little Ice Age |
1681
Jan 15
Age: 66y
| 1681 • France annexes the city of Strasbourg (German: Strassburg), previously a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. |