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1644
| 1644 • Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing. |
1672
Jan 22
Age: 28y
birth of childJohann Leonard Heist Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Erbach, Hessen, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1672 • Münster and Cologne begin their invasion of the Dutch Republic; hence 1672 becomes known as het rampjaar ("the disaster year") in the Netherlands. |
1709
Nov 14
Age: 65y
| 1709 • Publication of the first modern edition of William Shakespeare's plays in London, edited by Nicholas Rowe. |