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Hendrick Lonck
1630Feb, 16

Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil.

Adm. Hendrick Corneliszoon Lonck (or Loncque and Loncq) (born 1568, Roosendaal – 10 October 1634, Amsterdam), a Dutch naval hero, was the first Dutch sea captain to reach the New World.

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