1667
Nov 22
| 1667 • The "Dreadful Hurricane of 1667" ravages southeast Virginia, bringing 12 days of rain, blowing down plantation homes and stripping fields of crops. |
1699
Dec 11
Age: 32y
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birth of childJerusha Herrick Preston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1699 • Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville founds the first European settlement in the Mississippi River Valley, at Fort Maurepas (Ocean Springs, Mississippi). |
1706
Jun 9
Age: 38y
| 1706 • Battle of Ramillies: English, Dutch, German, Swiss and Scottish troops led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeat the French. |