1595
| 1595 • Probable first performance of William Shakespeare's plays Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream in London. |
1679
Age: 84y
| 1679 • The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. |