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1648
| 1648 • The Dutch and the Spanish sign the Peace of Münster, ending the Eighty Years' War. The Spanish Empire recognizes the Dutch Republic of United Netherlands as a sovereign state, (governed by the House of Orange-Nassau and the Estates General) which was previously a province of the Spanish Empire. (Ratified May 15.) |
1666
Age: 18y
marriageJohn Tolman |
| 1666 • Cestui que Vie Act 1666 passed by the Parliament of England to provide for disposal of the property of missing persons. |
1678
Mar 4
Age: 30y
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birth of childHenry Tolman Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1678 • Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia becomes the first woman to be awarded a university degree, a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Padua. |
1690
Oct 7
Age: 42y
| 1690 • The Massachusetts Bay Colony issues the first paper money in North America. |