1655
Sep 29
| 1655 • The Jews in New Amsterdam petition for a separate Jewish cemetery. |
1687
Jun 9
Age: 31y
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| 1687 • Suleiman II (d. 1691) succeeds the deposed Mehmed IV as Ottoman Emperor. |
1692
May 17
Age: 36y
| 1692 • In Barbados, a slave revolt is crushed. |
1692
May 17
Age: 36y
| 1692 • The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony, with the charging of 3 women with witchcraft. |
1718
Age: 62y
| 1718 • Lightning strikes the powder magazine at the Old Fortress, Corfu, causing a major catastrophe on the island. |