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Christening day October 11, 1649

• Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1649: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 20 » The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.
  • February 19 » The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.
  • March 11 » The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil.
  • May 19 » An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
  • October 11 » Cromwell's New Model Army Sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
  • October 19 » New Ross town in Ireland surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.

Day of marriage October 28, 1670

•  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 1670: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 18 » Henry Morgan captures Panama.
  • May 2 » King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
  • June 1 » In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
  • June 15 » The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta.
  • December 31 » The expedition of John Narborough leaves Corral Bay having surveyed the coast and lost four hostages to the Spanish.

Day of death December 25, 1717

• The temperature on December 25, 1717 was about 5.0 °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 1717: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
  • March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
  • June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
  • July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
  • August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
  • August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1676 » Matthew Hale, English lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1609)
• 1676 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)
• 1683 » Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)
• 1730 » Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)
• 1758 » James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)
• 1784 » Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)