1609
Nov 22
| 1609 • Cornelius Drebbel invents the thermostat. |
1631
Jun 9
Age: 21y
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marriageElizabeth Salter Ottery, Devon, England ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1631 • Thirty Years' War: After a two-month siege, an Imperial army under the command of Tilly storms the German city of Magdeburg and brutally sacks it, massacring over 20,000 inhabitants. Shocked by the massacre, many protestant states in the Holy Roman Empire decide to ally with Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and support his ongoing invasion. |
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Age: 39y
1649
Age: 39y
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birth of childAnnis Martin Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1649 • King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is found guilty of high treason in a public session. He is beheaded three days later, outside the Banqueting Hall in the Palace of Whitehall, London. |
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Age: 53y
1663
Age: 53y
| 1663 • Robert Hooke discovers that cork is made of "tiny little rooms" which he first calls "Cells".Micrographia (1665). |
1694
Mar 2
Age: 84y
