1629 • Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor issues the Edict of Restitution, ordering all Catholic properties lost to Protestantism since 1552 are to be restored. The Edict further provides that Catholics and Lutherans (but not Calvinists, Hussites or members of other sects) are to be allowed to practice their faith.

1631

Age: 20y

birth of child

Teuwis Abrahamsen Van Deusen
New Amsterdam, New York, USA ⇓
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1631 • In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.

Age: 25y

New Amsterdam, New York, USA ⇓
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1636 • A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes New College (Harvard University) as the first college founded in North America.

Jul 28
Age: 61y

New York, New York, USA ⇓
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1672 • William III of Orange is appointed Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland on July 16.