1614
Dec 26
| 1614 • Adriaen Block and a group of Amsterdam merchants petition the States General of the Northern Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in the area he explored and named "New Netherland". |
1640
Age: 24y
marriagePieter Quackenbosch 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1640 • The first book (the Bay Psalm Book) to be printed in North America is published. |
1646
Age: 30y
birth of childMaritje Pieterse Quackenbosch 2 Sources ⇓ |
1653
Age: 37y
| 1653 • 13 – First Anglo-Dutch War – Battle of the Gabbard: The English navy defeats the Dutch fleet, which loses 17 ships. |
1682
Dec 27
Age: 68y
| 1682 • René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, exploring rivers in America, reaches the mouth of the Mississippi River. |