Swartz/Rand Family Tree » Lord John FORBES 8th of Forbes (1542-1606)

Personal data Lord John FORBES 8th of Forbes 

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Household of Lord John FORBES 8th of Forbes

He is married to Margaret GORDON.

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  1. "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch , FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accessed 3 Jun 2019), entry for John Forbes, person ID LRNK-C9B.

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Birthday July 3, 1542

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1542: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 13 » Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
    • May 19 » The Prome Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in present-day Myanmar.
    • August 26 » Francisco de Orellana navigated the Amazon River, reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
    • September 28 » Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California.
    • November 24 » Battle of Solway Moss: An English army defeats a much larger Scottish force near the River Esk in Dumfries and Galloway.
    • December 14 » Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week on the death of her father, James V of Scotland.

Day of death June 29, 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.
    • February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
    • 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.


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