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1638
| 1638 • Pedro Teixeira makes the first ascent of the Amazon River, from its mouth to Quito, Ecuador. The same trip had been made in the opposite direction in 1541. |
1662
Age: 24y
marriageMarytjie Pieterse Quackenbosch 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1662 • John Winthrop the Younger, the son of the first governor of Massachusetts, is honoured by being made a fellow of the Royal Society, England's new scientific society. Winthrop uses his election to the Society to gain access to the king, who grants him a new charter uniting the colonies of Connecticut and New Haven. |
1665
Age: 27y
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birth of childCornelia Martense Van Buren Albany, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1665 • England installs a municipal government in New York City (the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam). |
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Age: 32y
1670
Age: 32y
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birth of childPieter Van Buren 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1670 • First French settlers arrive on the Petite Côte of modern-day Senegal. |
1703
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Age: 65y
| 1703 • Isaac Newton is elected president of the Royal Society in London, a position he will hold until his death in 1727. |