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1615
| 1615 • John Browne is created first King's Gunfounder. |
1615
Feb 2
Age: 2m
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baptismIvinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England ⇓ In the Church of St. Mary, a church that has been active for over thirty generations. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1615 • The Wignacourt Aqueduct is inaugurated in Malta. |
1652
Age: 37y
birth of childEdward Higbee II Stratford, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1652 • Religion: George Fox preaches to a large crowd on Firbank Fell in England, leading to the establishment of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). |
1654
Age: 39y
occupationHuntington, Long Island, New York, USA ⇓ Higbee purchases a boat and moves to Huntington. He was the captain of the boat doing extensive bussiness with the West indies to where he made several trips. In 1660, his boat was presumed lost at sea. His wife passed away, and his children were moved to the custody of Thomas Skidmore Jr. (their uncle.) Higbee ended up returning safely, and there on he gave up the sea as a career. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1654 • In England, the First Protectorate Parliament assembles. |
1699
Sep
Age: 84y
| 1699 • Treaty of Karlowitz is concluded. The Republic of Venice, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Holy Roman Empire sign a peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Turks cede to Austria all their former territories in Transylvania, Slavonia, Croatia and the whole of Hungary except for the Banat of Temesvar. The Peloponnese and Dalmatia are ceded to Venice. Large parts of the Ukraine are ceded to Poland. The treaty marks a significant stage in the decline of the Ottoman Empire that has dominated eastern Europe since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. |