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1661
| 1661 • The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. George Monck's regiment defeats them. |
1731
May
Age: 70y
| 1731 • Royal Colony of North Carolina Governor George Burrington asks the North Carolina General Assembly to pass an act establishing a town on the Cape Fear River, in what is seen as a political move to shift the power away from the powerful Cape Fear plantation class. The town is laid out in 1733 and incorporated as Wilmington in 1740. |