1612
| 1612 • Battle of Swally: Forces of the British East India Company and Portugal engage off the coast of India, resulting in a British victory. |
1642
Apr 8
Age: 30y
| 1642 • Isaac Aboab da Fonseca is appointed rabbi in Pernambuco, Brazil, thus becoming the first rabbi of the Americas. |
1677
Age: 65y
| 1677 • Spinoza's Ethics (Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata) is published as part of his Opera Posthuma in Amsterdam. |