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1580
| 1580 • The Book of Concord, a collection of Lutheran confessional documents, is published. |
1605
Age: 25y
birth of childThomas Shelton England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1605 • The first part of Miguel de Cervantes' satire on the theme of chivalry, Don Quixote (El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha"), is published in Madrid. One of the first significant novels in the western literary tradition, it becomes a global bestseller almost at once. |
1668
May 20
Age: 88y
| 1668 • Bishop Isaac Barrow founds the Bishop Barrow Trust to establish a university on the Isle of Man (King William's College). |