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Historical Events During the Life of George Bliss,
England and Rhode Island 1591-1667

 
1231-1808
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Papal Inquisition from before birth until after timeline
1454-1611
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The Renaissance from before birth until age 20
1478-1834
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Torquemada's Spanish Inquisition from before birth until after timeline
1558-1603
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Reign of Queen Elizabeth I (Tudor) from before birth until age 12
1562-1598
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Wars of religion in France from before birth until age 7
1592-1593
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Hideyoshi invades Korea from age 1 to 2
1603
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Galileo invents Thermometer at age 12
1603
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Heavy outbreak of plague in England at age 12
1603-1625
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Reign of King James I (Stuart) from age 12 to 34
1605
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Telescope at age 14
1605
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Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up parliament at age 14
1606
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Virginia Company Chartered at age 15
1606
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Australia discovered by William Jansz at age 15
1607
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Jamestown Colony Established at age 16
1608
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Quebec founded at age 17
1609
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Kepler's laws of planetary motion at age 18
1611
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King James Bible is published at age 20
1612
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Tobacco planted in Virginia at age 21
1612
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Last (recorded) burning of heretics in England at age 21
1614
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Dutch trading post on Manhattan island at age 23
1615
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Galileo faces inquisition (1st time) at age 24
1618-1648
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30 years war from age 27 to 57
1619
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1st Negro slaves arrive in Virginia at age 28
1620
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Scientific Method, via Sir Francis Bacon at age 29
1620
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Sir Francis Bacon suggests heat may be movement at age 29
1620
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First Submarine (Cornelius van Drebel, Dutch) at age 29
1620
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Mayflower lands at Plymouth at age 29
1625-1649
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Reign of King Charles I (Stuart) from age 34 to 58
1625
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English population in America hits 2000 at age 34
1626
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Manhattan island purchased from Indians by Dutch at age 35
1629
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Colony of Massachusetts founded at age 38
1630-1642
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English aggressively settle Massachusetts from age 39 to 51
1633
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Heads of households in New England reaches 950 at age 42
1633
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Colony of Connecticut founded at age 42
1634
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1st settlement in Maryland at age 43
1635
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Connecticut first settled at age 44
1639
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First printing press in America (Massachusetts) at age 48
1642
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Pascal invents Calculator at age 51
1642-1649
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English Civil War from age 51 to 58
1643
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Barometer invented at age 52
1645
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Rainbow, First American slave ship, sails for Africa at age 54
1649-1660
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Oliver Cromwell rules (Stuart) from age 58 to 69
1650
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Chattel slavery officially recognized at age 59
1650
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World pop. est. at 500 million at age 59
1652
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Air Pump invented at age 61
1652-1654
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Anglo-Dutch war from age 61 to 63
1654
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Theory of Probability - Pascal and Fermat at age 63
1655
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Oliver Cromwell allows Jews back in England at age 64
1657
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First Stockings at age 66
1657
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Pendulum Clock invented by Galileo at age 66
1660-1685
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Reign of King Charles II (Stuart) from age 69 until after timeline
1660
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Light composition discovered by Isaac Newton at age 69
1660
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British Navigation Acts restrict commerce at age 69
1661
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Manometer at age 70
1664-1665
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Great Plague in London kills 68,596 from age 73 to 74
1664
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English take New York from the Dutch, no shots fired at age 73
1665
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Differential Calculus (Isaac Newton) at age 74
1666
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First Armenian Bible printed at age 75
1666
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Great fire of London - 9/2 to 9/9. 14,000 buildings burned at age 75
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