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1626
Nov 11
| 1626 • (O.S.) The ship Arms of Amsterdam arrives in Europe from New Netherland (left September 23) with the news: "They have purchased the Island Manhattes [Manhattan] from the Indians for the value of 60 guilders." (from P. Schagen letter dated November 7). |
1626
Nov 19
Age: 8d
| 1626 • When Quebec was first established its settlers depended on supplies sent from France. However, Champlain wanted the settlement at Quebec to be able to survive on its own. In 1626, Champlain decided to build a farm to raise livestock, or animals to provide food for the people living in the habitation. Champlain described the construction of Cap tourmente (Kap toor-mont) farm in one of his journals. |
1647
Age: 20y
| 1647 • Johann von Werth tries to take his troops over the Austrian border, but they refuse. |
1653
Age: 26y
marriageSarah Katherine Dedman Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1653 • Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg reconfirms the nobility's freedom from taxation and its unlimited control over the peasants. |
1658
Age: 31y
birth of childMary Taliaferro Richmond County, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
| 1658 • Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) and Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659): Battle of the Dunes: A Spanish force attempting to lift a siege of Dunkirk is defeated by the French and English. England is then given Dunkirk for its assistance in the victory. |
1671
Age: 44y
| 1671 • In Rome, Pope Clement X canonizes Rose of Lima, making her the first Catholic saint of the Americas. |