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Personal data Thomas Pinney Benjamin 

  • He was born on November 3, 1522 in Heathfield, Sussex, England.
  • He was christened in the year 1520 in Chalvington, Sussex, England.

    Fout Attention: Baptized (??-??-1520) before born (November 3, 1522) .

  • He died on September 16, 1565 in Chalvington, Sussex, England, he was 42 years old.
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Thomas Pinney Benjamin

He is married to joan Gray.

They got married on January 1, 1546 at Colyton, Devon, England, he was 23 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday November 3, 1522

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1522: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 27 » Combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeat a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.
    • June 26 » Ottomans begin the second Siege of Rhodes.
    • September 6 » The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world.
    • September 8 » Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation: Victoria arrives at Seville, technically completing the first circumnavigation.

Day of death September 16, 1565

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1565: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 1 » The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.
    • May 18 » The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
    • July 29 » The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland.
    • August 28 » Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
    • September 8 » St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
    • October 18 » Ships belonging to the Matsura clan of Japan fail to capture the Portuguese trading carrack in the Battle of Fukuda Bay, the first recorded naval battle between Japan and the West.


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Source: Wikipedia

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