1588
| 1588 • The sudden death of Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, in the midst of preparations for the Spanish Armada, forces King Philip II of Spain to re-allocate the command of the fleet. |
1605
Age: 17y
birth of childThomas Shelton England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1650
Age: 62y
| 1650 • The Harvard Corporation, the more powerful of the two administrative boards of Harvard, is established (the first legal corporation in the Americas). |