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1663
| 1663 • The Prince Edward Islands in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean are discovered by Barent Barentszoon Lam of the Dutch ship Maerseveen and named Dina (Prince Edward) and Maerseveen (Marion).Leupe, Pieter Arend Leupe (1868). "De eilanden Dina en Maerseveen in den Zuider Atlantischen Oceaan" in: Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen, de zeevaartkunde, de hydrographie, de koloniën en de daarmede in verband staande wetenschappen, Deel 28, Afd. 2, [no.] 9 (Amsterdam) pp. 242-253. |
1686
Jun 27
Age: 23y
birth of childHans Wenger Guggisburg, Bern, Switzerland ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1686 • A hurricane saves Charleston, South Carolina, from attack by Spanish vessels. |