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Louis Jolliet
1645Sep, 21

Louis Jolliet

Louis Jolliet, Canadian explorer (d. 1700)
Louis Jolliet (September 21, 1645 – after May 1700) was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Upper Mississippi River.

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Events on 1645

  • 10Jul

    Battle of Langport

    English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.
  • 21Jul

    Queue (hairstyle)

    Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
  • 3Aug

    Battle of Nördlingen (1645)

    Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • 8Oct

    Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

    Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.