1618
| 1618 • English adventurer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Ralegh is beheaded at the Palace of Westminster for allegedly conspiring treasonably against James I of England in 1603, following pressure from the Spanish government over his attack on their settlement on the Orinoco on his last (1617–18) voyage. |
1641
Age: 23y
birth of childRobert Anderson York County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1641 • The Norwegian city of Kristiansand is founded by King Christian IV. |
after
Age: 44y
1662
Age: 44y
| 1662 • The Royal Society receives an official charter. |