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1665
| 1665 • King Charles II of England issues a second charter for the Province of Carolina, which clarifies and expands the borders of the Lords Proprietors' tracts. |
1686
Age: 21y
| 1686 • In Greece, Ottoman-occupied Morea (i.e., the Peloponnese) falls to the Venetians. |
1700
May 13
Age: 35y
birth of childPeter Chapman New London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1700 • Within a few days of John Dryden's death (May 1 O.S.), his last written work (The Secular Masque) is performed as part of Vanbrugh's version of The Pilgrim. |
1758
Nov 2
Age: 93y
| 1758 • Battle of Cuddalore: A British fleet under Sir George Pocock engages the French fleet of Anne Antoine d'Aché indecisively near Madras. |