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1652
| 1652 • First Anglo-Dutch War – Battle of Plymouth: A fleet from the Commonwealth of England attacks an outward-bound convoy of the United Provinces, escorted by 23 men-of-war and 6 fire ships commanded by Vice-Commodore Michiel de Ruyter. |
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Age: 27y
1679
Age: 27y
birth of childRush Hudson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1679 • The city of Duluth, Minnesota, is founded. |
1707
Age: 55y
| 1707 • Scilly naval disaster: four Royal Navy ships run aground in the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell and at least 1450 sailors all drown. |