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1611
| 1611 • Jamestown: John Rolfe imports tobacco seeds from the island of Trinidad (Nicotiana tabacum); the native tobacco is Nicotiana rustica. |
before
Age: 41y
1652
Age: 41y
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marriageJeanne De Lannoy 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1652 • Michiel de Ruyter marries the widow Anna van Gelder and plans retirement, but months later becomes a vice-commodore in the First Anglo-Dutch War. |
about
Age: 41y
1652
Age: 41y
| 1652 • First Anglo-Dutch War – Battle of the Kentish Knock: The battle is fought near the shoal called the Kentish Knock in the North Sea, about 30 km from the mouth of the River Thames. |
1652
Apr 24
Age: 41y
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marriageHester Du Bois Amsterdam, Holland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1652 • Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, thus founding Cape Town. |
1665
Age: 54y
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birth of childJacobus Le Maistre Long Island, New York, USA ⇓ He was the youngest son. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1665 • Joan Blaeu completes publication of his Atlas Maior (Theatrum Orbis Terrarum) in Amsterdam. |
1670
Apr 15
Age: 59y
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willHim and his wife made it together. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1670 • Stenka Razin begins the rebellion of Cossacks in the Ukraine. |
1683
Age: 72y
| 1683 • Shi Lang reaches Taiwan and occupies present day Kaohsiung. |