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1664
Aug 13
| 1664 • Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam to an English naval squadron commanded by Colonel Richard Nicolls. |
1688
Jan 2
Age: 23y
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marriageJudith Woodberry Beverly, Massachussetts, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1688 • Fall of Belgrade to the Austrians as the Ottoman Empire continues to lose ground in Europe. |
1694
Age: 29y
| 1694 • The Bank of England is founded through Royal charter by the Whig-dominated Parliament of England following a proposal by the Scottish merchant William Paterson to raise capital by offering safe and steady returns of interest guaranteed by future taxes. A total of £1.2 million is raised for the war effort against Louis XIV by the end of the year to establish the first-ever government debt. |
1699
Dec 11
Age: 35y
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birth of childJerusha Herrick Preston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1699 • Jews are expelled from Lübeck, Germany. |
1706
Jun 9
Age: 41y
| 1706 • Battle of Ramillies: English, Dutch, German, Swiss and Scottish troops led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeat the French. |
