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Middelburg, Netherlands forbids building of synagogue

Middelburg, Netherlands forbids building of synagogue

Middelburg, Netherlands forbids building of synagogue

Events Before

  1. Louis XIV is crowned King of France

    Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand [lwi lə ɡʁɑ̃]) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil [lə ʁwa sɔlɛj]), was King of France from 1643 until his...

  2. Fire after heavy storm destroys two thirds of De Rijp, Netherlands, 1 person dies

    Fire after heavy storm destroys two thirds of De Rijp, Netherlands, 1 person dies

  3. Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife

    Dutch Brazil (Dutch: Nederlands-Brazilië; Portuguese: Brasil Holandês), also known as New Holland (Dutch: Nieuw-Holland), was a colony of the Dutch Republic in the northeastern portion of modern-day...

  4. Dutch tragedy "Lucifer" by Joost van den Vondel, and regarded as his masterpiece, premieres in Amsterdam - banned three

    Dutch tragedy "Lucifer" by Joost van den Vondel, and regarded as his masterpiece, premieres in Amsterdam - banned three days later

  5. Anglo-Swedish alliance: commercial trade agreement between England and Sweden is signed

    Anglo-Swedish alliance: commercial trade agreement between England and Sweden is signed

Events After

  1. Oldest surviving commercial newspaper, "Weeckelycke Courante van Europa", now known as "Haarlems Dagblad", and still in

    Oldest surviving commercial newspaper, "Weeckelycke Courante van Europa", now known as "Haarlems Dagblad", and still in print, begins publication in Haarlem, Netherlands

  2. English Poet and author of epic "Paradise Lost" John Milton (47) marries 2nd wife Katherine Woodcock

    English Poet and author of epic "Paradise Lost" John Milton (47) marries 2nd wife Katherine Woodcock

  3. Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, laden with gold and jewellery bound for Spain, sinks off the coast of

    Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, laden with gold and jewellery bound for Spain, sinks off the coast of the Bahamas, only 45 of 650 people survive (most eaten by sharks) [1]

  4. Frederick William I of Brandenburg and King Charles X Gustav of Sweden sign the Treaty of Königsberg

    Frederick William I of Brandenburg and King Charles X Gustav of Sweden sign the Treaty of Königsberg

  5. First Jewish doctor in North American colonies, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland

    First Jewish doctor in North American colonies, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland

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