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David Blondel
1655Apr, 6

David Blondel

David Blondel, French minister, historian, and scholar (b. 1591)
David Blondel (1591 – 6 April 1655) was a French Protestant clergyman, historian and classical scholar.

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  • 8Mar

    Thirteen Colonies

    John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
  • 31Jul

    Grand Duchy of Lithuania

    Russo-Polish War (1654-67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.
  • 8Sep

    Charles X Gustav of Sweden

    Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army.
  • 18Dec

    Edict of Expulsion

    The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290.
  • 27Dec

    Siege of Jasna Góra

    Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.