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Christening day May 29, 1642

• Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1642: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 1 » Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.
  • April 15 » Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
  • September 6 » England's Parliament bans public stage-plays.
  • September 23 » The first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
  • November 13 » First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
  • December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.

Day of marriage January 15, 1662

•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1662: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 1 » The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
  • May 9 » The figure who later became Mr. Punch makes his first recorded appearance in England.
  • August 24 » The Act of Uniformity requires England to accept the Book of Common Prayer.
  • October 17 » Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to Louis XIV of France for 40,000 pounds.
  • December 1 » Diarist John Evelyn records skating on the frozen lake in St James's Park, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine.

Day of death September 29, 1720

• The temperature on September 29, 1720 was about 12.0 °C. Source: KNMI
•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1720: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 21 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
  • February 29 » Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden abdicates in favour of her husband, who becomes King Frederick I on March 24.
  • March 24 » Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February
  • August 14 » The Spanish military Villasur expedition is wiped out by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
  • October 20 » Caribbean pirate Calico Jack is captured by the Royal Navy.
  • November 9 » The synagogue of Judah HeHasid is burned down by Arab creditors, leading to the expulsion of the Ashkenazim from Jerusalem.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1637 » Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino martyr and saint (b. 1600)
• 1642 » René Goupil, French missionary and saint (b. 1608)
• 1642 » William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire (b. 1561)
• 1703 » Charles de Saint-Évremond, French-English soldier, author, and critic (b. 1610)
• 1800 » Michael Denis, Austrian poet and author (b. 1729)
• 1804 » Michael Hillegas, American politician, 1st Treasurer of the United States (b. 1728)