1670
Apr 1
| 1670 • At Dover in England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover ending hostilities between their kingdoms. Louis will give Charles 200,000 pounds annually. In return Charles will relax the laws against Catholics, gradually re-Catholicize England, support French policy against the Dutch and convert to Catholicism himself. |
1690
Apr 3
Age: 20y
marriageThomas Morehouse Boston, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1690 • In India, the fort and trading settlement of Sutanuti - which later becomes Calcutta - is founded on the Hooghly River by the English East India Company following signing of an Anglo-Moghul treaty. |
1696
Jun 30
Age: 26y
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birth of childMary Morehouse Fairfield, Connecticut, USA ⇓ David Tillotson names his father-in-law as Thomas Morehouse of Fairfield, deceased, in a quitclaim in Septemeber 1717. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1696 • Edward Lloyd (coffeehouse owner) probably begins publication of Lloyd's News, a predecessor of Lloyd's List, in London. |