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American-English official Elihu Yale becomes Governor of Fort St. George, Madras, the East India's Company's major tradi

American-English official Elihu Yale becomes Governor of Fort St. George, Madras, the East India's Company's major trading port in India

American-English official Elihu Yale becomes Governor of Fort St. George, Madras, the East India's Company's major trading port in India

Events Before

  1. Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide", with libretto by Philippe Quinault, premieres in performance by the Paris Opera at

    Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide", with libretto by Philippe Quinault, premieres in performance by the Paris Opera at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal

  2. Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines

    Ilagan, officially the City of Ilagan (Ibanag: Siudad nat Ilagan; Ilocano: Siudad ti Ilagan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Ilagan), is a component city and capital of the province of Isabela, Philippines.

  3. A French force led by Pierre de Troyes retakes Fort Monsoni (Moose Factory) from the English, on James Bay, Canada [1]

    A French force led by Pierre de Troyes retakes Fort Monsoni (Moose Factory) from the English, on James Bay, Canada [1]

  4. Germany, Sweden, and Spain sign anti-French League of Augsburg

    Germany, Sweden, and Spain sign anti-French League of Augsburg

  5. A meeting takes place at Lüneburg between several Protestant powers in order to discuss the formation of an 'evangelical

    A meeting takes place at Lüneburg between several Protestant powers in order to discuss the formation of an 'evangelical' league of defense, called the 'Confederatio Militiae Evangelicae', against the Catholic League.

Events After

  1. City council of Amsterdam votes to support Prince William of Orange's invasion of England, known as "The Glorious Revolu

    City council of Amsterdam votes to support Prince William of Orange's invasion of England, known as "The Glorious Revolution" in the Netherlands

  2. Prince William of Orange accepts invitation to take up the British crown

    Prince William of Orange accepts invitation to take up the British crown

  3. King James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, flees to France from William of Orange

    James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766), also known as the Old Pretender, was the senior House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until...

  4. Quakers consider drafting formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pennsylvania

    Quakers consider drafting formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pennsylvania

  5. "Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery": Francis Daniel Pastorius presents 1st formal written protest against Afric

    "Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery": Francis Daniel Pastorius presents 1st formal written protest against African-American slavery in English colonies in Germantown, Pennsylvania

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