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Christening day December 27, 1654

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  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1654: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 11 » Arauco War: A Spanish army is defeated by local Mapuche-Huilliches as it tries to cross Bueno River in Southern Chile.
  • February 9 » The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
  • May 5 » Cromwell's Act of Grace, aimed at reconciliation with the Scots, proclaimed in Edinburgh.
  • June 7 » Louis XIV is crowned King of France.
  • August 22 » Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.
  • October 12 » The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.

Day of marriage February 14, 1680

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1680: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 2 » Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram and his bodyguards execute the rebel leader Trunajaya. a month after the rebel leader was captured by the Dutch East India Company.
  • August 10 » The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
  • August 21 » Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.

Day of death April 12, 1707

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1707: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » John V is proclaimed King of Portugal and the Algarves in Lisbon.
  • January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
  • April 25 » A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
  • August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
  • October 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
  • November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1675 » Richard Bennett, English politician, colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)
• 1684 » Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (b. 1596)
• 1687 » Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (b. 1619)
• 1704 » Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)
• 1748 » William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)
• 1782 » Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)