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1588 - Birth of Thomas Hobbes England, philosopher (Leviathan).

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1595 - Birth of John Wilson composer.

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1598 - Birth of Laurentius Erhard composer.

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1603 - New English king James I departs Edinburgh for London.

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1614 - Second parliament of King James I begins session (no enactments).

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1614 - Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia.

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1621 - The Mayflower and its crew leaves Plymouth to return to England.

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1626 - Birth of Jan van Kessel Flemish painter.

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1632 - The Swedish and Imperial armies exchange cannon fire for six hours, killing 2000 of the Swedish force, and 3000 of the Imperial force. Tilly is fatally wounded. Maximilian and the army escape during the night to Ingolstadt.

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1643 - Birth of Charles V Leopold Duke of Lorraine/fieldmarshal in Austria.

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