1618
| 1618 • English adventurer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Ralegh is beheaded at the Palace of Westminster for allegedly conspiring treasonably against James I of England in 1603, following pressure from the Spanish government over his attack on their settlement on the Orinoco on his last (1617–18) voyage. |
1641
Age: 23y
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birth of childRobert Anderson York County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1641 • Portugal and the Dutch Republic sign a Treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliance. The treaty is not respected by both parties and as a consequence it has no effect in the Portuguese colonies (Brazil and Angola) that are under Dutch rule. |
after
Age: 44y
1662
Age: 44y
| 1662 • Nicolas Fouquet is sentenced to banishment. |