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1615
| 1615 • The second volume of Miguel Cervantes' Don Quixote ("El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha") is published, and is as successful as the first. Don Quixote eventually becomes the only truly famous work its author ever wrote. |
1615
Feb 2
Age: 2m
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baptismIvinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England ⇓ In the Church of St. Mary, a church that has been active for over thirty generations. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1615 • In England, John Winthrop, later governor of the future Massachusetts Bay Colony, marries his second wife (of four), Thomasine Clopton, daughter of William Clopton of Castleins, near Groton, Suffolk. |
1647
Age: 32y
marriageJedidiah Skidmore Him and Thomas Skidmore appeared to know eachother very well, they are mentioned many times together and in records. |
| 1647 • Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. |
1652
Age: 37y
birth of childEdward Higbee II Stratford, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1652 • First Anglo-Dutch War: The opening battle is fought off Dover, between Lt.-Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp's 42 Dutch ships and 21 English ships divided into 2 squadrons, one commanded by Robert Blake and the other by Nehemiah Bourne. |
1654
Age: 39y
occupationHuntington, Long Island, New York, USA ⇓ Higbee purchases a boat and moves to Huntington. He was the captain of the boat doing extensive bussiness with the West indies to where he made several trips. In 1660, his boat was presumed lost at sea. His wife passed away, and his children were moved to the custody of Thomas Skidmore Jr. (their uncle.) Higbee ended up returning safely, and there on he gave up the sea as a career. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1654 • French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experiences an intense mystical vision that marks him for life. |
1699
Sep
Age: 84y
| 1699 • The 10th Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh, creates the Khalsa. |