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Events
February 24
- King
Christian of Denmark
gives an order that all
beggars
that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as
galley
rowers
March 26
-
Utrecht University
founded in
The Netherlands
.
September 8
- A vote of the Great and General Court of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony
establishes
Harvard College
as the first college founded in the
Americas
.
The first American ancestor of
John Adams
emigrates to
Massachusetts
.
Dedham, Massachusetts
is incorporated.
First performance of
Pierre Corneille
's play,
Le Cid
Manchurian
Later Jin dynasty was renamed to
Qing Dynasty
.
Shogun
forbids Japanese to travel abroad and those abroad from returning home
Roger Williams (theologian)
founds
Rhode Island
Births
September 29
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Thomas Tenison
, Archbishop of Canterbury (d.
1715
)
November 1
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Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
, French writer
Father
Jacques Marquette
, French missionary and explorer
Deaths
June 13
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George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly
October 19
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Marcin Kazanowski
, Polish military leader
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