1664
Jun 15
| 1664 • The French East India Company (Compagnie des Indes Orientales) is founded. |
1693
Age: 28y
| 1693 • 1693 Sicily earthquake: Mount Etna erupts, causing a devastating earthquake that affects parts of Sicily and Malta. |
1705
May 6
Age: 40y
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birth of childMary Lester New London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1705 • The Shogunate confiscates the property of a merchant in Osaka "for conduct unbecoming a member of the commercial class". The government seizes 50 pairs of gold screens, 360 carpets, several mansions, 48 granaries and warehouses scattered around the country and hundreds of thoudands of gold pieces. |