1655
| 1655 • The massacre of the Waldensians by Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, memorialized in a poem. |
1655
Feb 18
Age: 2m
| 1655 • Battle of Porto Farina, Tunis: English admiral Robert Blake's fleet defeats the Barbarian pirates. |
1682
Age: 27y
marriageJoanne Hughes 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1682 • The Richard Wall House, believed to be the longest continuously-inhabited residence in the USA, is built in Pennsylvania. |
1722
May 2
Age: 67y
| 1722 • Edenton is incorporated as the county seat of Chowan County, North Carolina. The governor and assembly of North Carolina move to Edenton, making it the de facto capital of North Carolina until 1746, when the government is moved to New Bern. |