1631
| 1631 • In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts. |
1653
Age: 22y
marriageAnne Bourne Plymouth, Devon, England ⇓ |
| 1653 • Oliver Cromwell expels the Rump Parliament in England. |
1668
Age: 37y
about
Age: 85y
1716
Age: 85y
birth of childAndrew Bourne |
| 1716 • Two regular companies of field artillery, each 100 men strong, are raised at Woolwich by Royal Warrant of King George I of Great Britain. |
about
Age: 41y
1672
Age: 41y
| 1672 • Third Anglo-Dutch War: The Kingdom of England declares war on the Dutch Republic. |
1672
Dec 13
| 1672 • Münster and Cologne begin their invasion of the Dutch Republic; hence 1672 becomes known as het rampjaar ("the disaster year") in the Netherlands. |