1591
| 1591 • The city of Hyderabad, India is founded by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. |
1610
Age: 19y
marriageMary Mitchell 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1610 • Jamestown, Virginia: Acting as temporary Governor, Thomas Gates, along with John Rolfe, Captain Ralph Hamor, Sir George Somers, and other survivors from the Sea Venture (wrecked at Bermuda) arrive at Jamestown; they find that 60 have survived the "starving time" (winter), the fort palizadoes and gates have been torn down, and empty houses have been used for firewood, in fear of attacks by natives outside the fort area. |
1618
Jun 29
Age: 27y
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birth of childJohn Tillotson Halifax, Yorkshire, England ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1618 • Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). |
1628
Age: 37y
| 1628 • Publication of Sir Edward Coke's Institutes of the Lawes of England begins with A Commentary upon Littleton. This will remain an influential legal text on both sides of the Atlantic for three centuries. |