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1652
| 1652 • Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal. |
1684
Mar 29
Age: 32y
marriageAbigail Adams Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1684 • Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley. |
1685
Age: 33y
birth of childEdward Higbee III Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1685 • James Stuart, Duke of York becomes James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland in succession to his brother Charles II (1630–1685), King of Great Britain since 1660. James II and VII reigns to 1688. |
1717
Age: 65y
| 1717 • Tatar invasions in Transylvania, with many towns devastated, including Cavnic, Sighet and Dej. |