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Day of marriage November 27, 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
  • 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.
  • May 30 » From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament.
  • August 22 » Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.
  • September 6 » England's Parliament bans public stage-plays.
  • September 23 » The first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
  • November 24 » Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).

Day of death September 5, 1677

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1677: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 17 » The Siege of Valenciennes, during the Franco-Dutch War, ends with France's taking of the city.
  • April 19 » The French army captures the town of Cambrai held by Spanish troops.
  • July 23 » Scanian War: Denmark–Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden.
  • November 4 » The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange; they later jointly reign as William and Mary.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1562 » Katharina Zell, German Protestant reformer (b. 1497)
• 1569 » Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London (b. c. 1500)
• 1607 » Pomponne de Bellièvre, French politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1529)
• 1629 » Domenico Allegri, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1585)
• 1734 » Nicolas Bernier, French composer (b. 1664)
• 1786 » Jonas Hanway, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1712)