Km&be » Sir James ( 12th Baron of Balwearie) Scott (Blair) (1541-1606)

Day of death August 18, 1606

• Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1606: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
  • January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
  • April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
  • April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
  • December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
  • December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1613 » Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1540)
• 1620 » Wanli Emperor of China (b. 1563)
• 1625 » Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche, English diplomat (b. 1556)
• 1634 » Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590)
• 1642 » Guido Reni, Italian painter and educator (b. 1575)