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1584 - Seven Westfriese towns divide monasteries of Egmond/Blokker/St-Pietersdal.

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1604 - Three ships from France land at the site of modern day Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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1605 - Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V.

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1606 - 2,000 foreigners murdered in Russia.

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1609 - Birth of Ferdinand Austria, cardinal of Spain/Governor of Netherlands.

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1641 - Birth of Dudley North financier/economist.

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1648 - Battle at Zólty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir.

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1659 - Birth of Campegius Vitringa Dutch theologist.

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1669 - Pietro da Cortona [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies.

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1669 - Reyer Anslo writer/poet, dies at about age 42.

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