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John Locke, English philosopher and physician, known for english philosopher and physician, was born on 1632-08-29.

John Locke, English philosopher and physician, known for english philosopher and physician, was born on 1632-08-29. John Locke (29 August 1632 (O.S.) – 28 October 1704 (O.S.)) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". His important works include A Letter Concerning Toleration (1689), Two Treatises of Government (1689 90).

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John Locke is English philosopher and physician.

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John Locke

philosopher and physician

English philosopher and physician

Events Before

  1. Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building h

    Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal

  2. France and Sweden sign the anti-German Treaty of Bärwalde

    The Treaty of Fontainebleau (German: Vertrag von Fontainebleau) was signed on 30 May 1631 during the Thirty Years' War, at the Palace of Fontainebleau.

  3. Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg

    Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg

  4. English colony Massachusetts Bay grants Puritan voting right

    The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around Massachusetts Bay, one of the several...

  5. Magdeburg in Germany seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire under earl Johann Tilly, most inhabitants massacred, one

    Magdeburg in Germany seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire under earl Johann Tilly, most inhabitants massacred, one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War

Events After

  1. Galileo Galilei recants his "heretical" position that the Earth orbiting the Sun is at odds with the Bible and church te

    Galileo Galilei recants his "heretical" position that the Earth orbiting the Sun is at odds with the Bible and church teaching (Vatican apologizes in 1992 for how it handled the case)

  2. Battle of Liaoluo Bay: Dutch East India Company is defeated by Chinese Ming naval forces in the southern Fujian Sea

    The Battle of Liaoluo Bay took place in 1633 off the coast of Fujian, China; involving the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Chinese Ming dynasty's navies.

  3. Michelangelo Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano" premieres in Rome

    Michelangelo Rossi (Michel Angelo del Violino) (ca. 1601/1602 – 1656) was an important Italian composer, violinist and organist of the Baroque era. Rossi was born in Genoa, where he studied with his...

  4. Prince Frederick Henry appoints himself viceroy of Limburg

    Prince Frederick Henry appoints himself viceroy of Limburg

  5. The Heilbronn League formed by Sweden and Protestant German monarchy in the Free Imperial City of Heilbronn

    The Heilbronn League formed by Sweden and Protestant German monarchy in the Free Imperial City of Heilbronn

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John Locke, English philosopher and physician, known for english philosopher and physician, was born on 1632-08-29. John Locke (29 August 1632 (O.S.) – 28 October 1704 (O.S.)) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". His important works include A Letter Concerning Toleration (1689), Two Treatises of Government (1689 90).
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