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 • The city of Würzburg is taken by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, putting an end to the Würzburg witch trials, but not before an estimated 900 people from the city and its environs had been burned at the stake for witchcraft. |