Births on February 12

John Winthrop the Younger

Born on February 12, 1606

John Winthrop the Younger, English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676)

John Winthrop the Younger (February 12, 1606 – April 6, 1676) was an early governor of the Connecticut Colony, and he played a large role in the merger of several separate settlements into the unified colony.

References

John Winthrop the Younger
List of colonial governors of Connecticut

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Events on 1606

31 Jan

Guy Fawkes
Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for plotting against Parliament and King James.
19 Dec

Godspeed (ship)
The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.