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1583
| 1583 • Sir Humphrey Gilbert, on the site of the modern-day city of St John's, Newfoundland, claims the island of Newfoundland on behalf of England, marking the beginning of the British Empire. |
1615
Feb 13
Age: 32y
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marriageRebecca Buswell Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1615 • Hasekura Tsunenaga visits Pope Paul V in Rome to request a trade treaty between Japan and Mexico. |
1648
Age: 65y
immigrationWethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Part of the Puritan Great Migration. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1648 • England's Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Addresses, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War. |
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Age: 199y
1782
Age: 199y
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birth of childAbigail Smith New Jersey, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1782 • Étienne Maurice Falconet's Bronze Horseman statue of Tsar Peter the Great is unveiled in Saint Petersburg. |
after
Age: 96y
1679
Age: 96y
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deathHartford, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Both him and his wife are mentioned in John Winthrop the younger's medical journal as his patients. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1679 • The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. |