Dagosto/Dimirra/Weckerle/Kuhn Family Tree » Charles 3rd Lord Baltimore Calvert (1637-1715)

Day of death February 21, 1715

• The temperature on February 21, 1715 was about 7.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1715: Source: Wikipedia
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Source: Wikipedia

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• 1715 » Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician (b. 1637)
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