1641 - Irish Catholic uprising against the Protestants, who get evicted from their homes, murdered, and so on, at the instigation of the Catholic priests
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1641 - Irish Catholic uprising against the Protestants, who get evicted from their homes, murdered, and so on, at the instigation of the Catholic priests
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1643 Roger Williams, a co-founder of Rhode Island, publishes A Key Into the Language of America
1644
William Penn and Antonio Stradivari were born
April - A popular Chinese rebellion led by Li Zicheng sacks Beijing, prompting Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, to commit suicide.
June - The invading Manchu army, with the help of Ming general Wu Sangui, captures Beijing, China. This marks the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China.
1645. John Milton's “Il Penseroso” and “L’Allegro” published
1646
Little Tony and Little Willy both try to eat the family cat, Little Willy manages to devour the tail, but the rest got away, whereas all Little Tony got was a spanking from his older sister.
1647 (I wonder how long this will take us :D)
1648
It will take less time if you're back for another number in a few minutes ;)
1649
And perhaps a bit less if I hang around as well
1650
why not?
1651 - The rather unfortunately-named Rump Parliament passes the first Navigation Act, leading to the First Anglo-Dutch War.
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1653 - your command! ;)
1654
:lol:
1655 :)....
1656,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1657 - Family cats are eaten.
1658
All attempts at eating family cats are foiled by cat-loving older sisters
1659
There was just about 52 weeks in the year 1659!!!!
1660 - anagram for 1066, a red-letter year for William the Conqueror
1661 - which is the correct number for this post, but to read it correctly, you have to read it backwards.
1662 May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England.
1663 - Just 2 years before the start of the second Anglo-Dutch war.
1664...........................
1665 - Guess what, it's war between England and the Dutch, but not during tea time! :)
1666- 300 hundred years later England will win the World Cup
1667- hi RJ....
1668 -- Hi, Laila -- long time, no see.
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1670 Blaise Pascal's Pensées is posthumously published.
1671
:wave:
1672- hi Robin... from time to time, one must disappear!!
1 6 7 3
1674
Poof!!
1676
I just want to slide away and come alive again
1677 Antoni van Leeuwenhoek observes spermatozoa under the microscope
1678 - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek unsuccessfully applies for a name change.
1679, and who could blame Antoni?
1680 - I wouldn't.....