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1595
1595 • Sir Walter Ralegh travels up the Orinoco river in search of the fabled city of El Dorado. |
1613
Feb 13
Age: 18y
marriageSt. George's, Canterbury, Kent, England ⇓ He married firstly a women named Mary Cotterell, who died roughly ten years later in Ashford. 1 Source ⇓ |
1613 • Samuel de Champlain becomes the first unofficial Governor of New France. |
1623
Jan 22
Age: 28y
1623 • King Gwanghaegun of Joseon is deposed in a coup. He is succeeded by King Injo. |
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Jan 2
Age: 29y
1624
Jan 2
Age: 29y
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birth of childJohn Butler Ashford, Kent, England ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
1624 • The Japanese Shogun expels the Spanish from the land and severs trade with the Philippines. |
1631
Jul 21
Age: 36y
eventCanterbury, Kent, England ⇓ Him and John Harker, Joyce's stepfather, were plaintiffs in Canterbury against defendant Ursula Vanner, late wife of Henry Vanner, who died 1630, mentioning his cousin Joyce, daughter of Richard Baker, in his will. 1 Source ⇓ |
1631 • Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Breitenfeld, Tilly's imperial army is decisively defeated by Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden, shattering the imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire and marking the first significant victory for the Protestants in the war. |
1637
Age: 42y
immigrationDorchester, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ Pages 54-58 On board the ship the "Hercules". 2 Sources ⇓ |
1637 • Plymouth Colony grants the "tenn menn of Saugust" a new settlement on Cape Cod, later named Sandwich, Massachusetts. |
1655
Age: 60y
eventAn exemplification relating to properties held by Nicholas Butler, Thomas Catterall and Thomas Hesketh in Wrightington. His first wife's name was Mary Cotterell. 1 Source ⇓ |
1655 • Dutch troops capture Fort Assahudi Seram. |
1671
Aug 13
Age: 76y
1671 • The Ottoman Empire declares war on Poland. |