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1648
| 1648 • Arabs besiege Portuguese in Muscat. |
1671
Age: 23y
birth of childBethiah Tubbs Connecticut, USA ⇓ Bethiah is mentioned in her aunt's will as "Bethiah Chapman." 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1671 • Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom from the Tower of London. He is immediately caught because he is too drunk to run with the loot. He is later condemned to death and then mysteriously pardoned and exiled by King Charles II. |
after
Age: 82y
1730
Age: 82y
| 1730 • Construction of the Ladoga Canal linking the Neva and Svir Rivers, one of the first major navigable canals constructed in Russia, is completed. |