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Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington
1631May, 6

Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington

Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet (22 January 1570/1 – 6 May 1631) of Conington Hall in the parish of Conington in Huntingdonshire, England, was a Member of Parliament and an antiquarian who founded the Cotton library.

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Events on 1631

  • 25Feb

    Cardinal Richelieu

    François de Bassompierre, a French courtier, is arrested on Richelieu's orders.
  • 20May

    Sack of Magdeburg

    The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
  • 17Jun

    Taj Mahal

    Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
  • 20Jun

    Baltimore, County Cork

    The sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.