1583
Mar 10
| 1583 • Ernest of Bavaria is elected as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne in opposition to Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg. The opposition rapidly turns into armed struggle, the Cologne War within the Electorate of Cologne, beginning with the Destruction of the Oberstift. |
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1554
| 1554 • Luso-Chinese agreement: Portugal reaches an agreement with the Ming dynasty of China to be allowed to legally trade in the province of Guangdong |
1631
Feb 8
Age: 47y
immigrationBoston, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ It is believed Thomas Way went with them. George Way, according to Winthrop's journal..."a Mr. Way with five sons were passengers on the ship Lyon, Captain Pierce master, for the Massachusetts Bay Colony." During the voyage one son was lost overboard from the rigging during a hurricane. Roger Williams was also a passenger on the Lyon. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1631 • Mount Vesuvius erupts in Pompeii. |