1610
Aug 26
| 1610 • Henry Hudson sails into what it is now known as Hudson Bay, thinking he has made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean. |
1610
Aug 26
| 1610 • Anglo-Powhatan Wars: The English launch a major attack on the Paspahegh village, capturing and executing the native queen and her children, burning houses and chopping down the corn fields; the subsequent use of the term "Paspahegh" in documents refers to their former territory. |
1631
Jun 9
Age: 20y
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marriageRichard Martin Ottery, Devon, England ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1631 • Thirty Years' War: A Saxon army takes over Prague. |
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Age: 38y
1649
Age: 38y
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birth of childAnnis Martin Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1649 • In Edinburgh, Scotland claimant King Charles II of England is declared King in his absence. Scotland is the first of the three Kingdoms to recognize his claim to the throne. |
1666
Mar 3
Age: 55y
| 1666 • The French Academy of Sciences, founded by Louis XIV, first meets. |