Martin Cornelissen Van Buren
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1644 - 1729

1638

1638 Shogunate forces defeat the last remnants of the Shimabara Rebellion in the fortress of Hara.

1662


Age: 24y
1662 John Graunt, in one of the earliest uses of statistics, publishes statistical information about births and deaths in London.

1665


Age: 27y
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1670


Age: 32y
1670 • At Dover in England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover ending hostilities between their kingdoms. Louis will give Charles 200,000 pounds annually. In return Charles will relax the laws against Catholics, gradually re-Catholicize England, support French policy against the Dutch and convert to Catholicism himself.

1703


Nov 13
Age: 65y
1703 • In Japan, the revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin occurs, assassinating Daimyo Kira Yoshinaka, the enemy of their former lord Asano Naganori, at his own mansion as a vengeance. 46 of the 47 samurais commit seppuku, a ritual suicide on March 20 (February 4 in the Chinese calendar).

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