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1674
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1674
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1675
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Events
February 19
-
England
and the
Netherlands
sign the
Treaty of Westminster
. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of
New Amsterdam
to England, which renamed it
New York
May 21
-
John Sobieski
is elected by the nobility to be the King of
Poland
.
June 6
-
Shivaji
is crowned King of the
Maratha
lands.
November 10
-
Anglo-Dutch War
: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster of Feb 19,
Netherlands
cedes
New Netherlands
to
England
.
December 4
- Father
Jacques Marquette
founds a mission on the shores of
Lake Michigan
to minister to the Illinois Indians (the mission would later grow into the city of
Chicago, Illinois
).
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Births
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Deaths
January 12
-
Giacomo Carissimi
Baroque era
composer
and musician
Robert Herrick
- poet
November 8
-
John Milton