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1672
Oct 19
1672 • Münster and Cologne begin their invasion of the Dutch Republic; hence 1672 becomes known as het rampjaar ("the disaster year") in the Netherlands. |
1697
Age: 24y
1697 • The Royal African Company loses its monopoly on the slave trade. |
1712
Jun 29
Age: 39y
baptismNew London, New London, Connecticut ⇓ At the First Church of Christ. 1 Source ⇓ |
1712 • After many years of settlement, the "Town on Queen Anne's Creek" is established as a courthouse for Chowan County, North Carolina. The town is renamed Edenton in 1720 and incorporated in 1722. |
1719
Apr 5
Age: 46y
1755
Sep 26
Age: 82y
1755 • An earthquake occurs in the vicinity of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, causing extensive damage. |