Deaths on June 9

Leonard Calvert

Died on June 9, 1647

Leonard Calvert, Colonial governor of Maryland (b. 1606)

The Hon. Leonard Calvert (1606 – June 9, 1647) was the first proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland. He was the second son of The 1st Baron Baltimore (1579–1632), the first proprietor of Maryland. His elder brother Cecil (1605–1675), who inherited the colony and the title upon the death of their father George, April 15, 1632, appointed Leonard as governor of the Colony in his absence.

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Events on 1647

14 Mar

Truce of Ulm (1647)
Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
11 May

Dutch colonization of the Americas
Peter Stuyvesant arrives in New Amsterdam to replace Willem Kieft as Director-General of New Netherland, the Dutch colonial settlement in present-day New York City.
8 Aug

Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.

Deaths on June 9

Leonard Calvert

Died on June 9, 1647

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Events on 1647

Truce of Ulm (1647)

Dutch colonization of the Americas

Battle of Dungan's Hill