1638
| 1638 • Pedro Teixeira makes the first ascent of the Amazon River, from its mouth to Quito, Ecuador. The same trip had been made in the opposite direction in 1541. |
1671
Age: 33y
birth of childBethiah Tubbs Connecticut, USA ⇓ Bethiah is mentioned in her aunt's will as "Bethiah Chapman." 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1671 • The Académie royale d'architecture is founded by Louis XIV of France in Paris, the world's first school of architecture. |
1695
Age: 57y
| 1695 • English manufacturers call for an embargo on Indian cloth and silk weavers picket the House of Commons of England. |