1655 - Events. May 10 - English troops land on Jamaica March 25 - Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. March 25 - English Civil War Battle of the Severn: A largely Protestant militia defeats a largely Catholic militia for control of Maryland April 7 - Fabio Chigi becomes Pope Alexander VII April - Admiral Robert Blake severely damages the arsenal of the Bey of Tunis. August 9 - Oliver Cromwell divides England into distri ...

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Location within Spain Cádiz is a coastal city in southwestern Spain and part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of Cádiz. According to the 2004 census, the population of Cádiz proper is 133,242, while the population of the entire urban area is estimated to be 629,054. The city is located on a peninsula protruding into the Bay of Cádiz, part of much larger Gulf of Cádiz. Cádiz is of typical Andalusian character. The old part of Cádiz, commonly referred to as the Old C ...

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April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining. April 29 - Events. 1429 - Battle of Orléans: French troops led by Joan of Arc lifted the English siege of Orléans, a turning point in the Hundred Years' War. 1672 - Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands. 1770 - James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia. 1854 - The Ashmun Institute is official ...

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This entry contains a timeline of the development of Judaism and the Jewish people. Note that all dates are given according to the Common Era (Christian), not the Jewish calendar. For more detailed information on Jewish history, including links to individual country histories, see Jewish history. Timeline of Jewish history - Biblical history. A separate article exists on the timeline of Biblical characters and the Israelites. See the entry on the history of ancient Israel and Judah. Note, however, that the ...

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A pirate is one who robs, pillages, or plunders at sea, or sometimes the shore, without a commission from a recognized sovereign nation. While piracy in popular conception conjures up the romantic imagery of fictionalized tales of Caribbean pirates in the 17th century, piracy continues to be a threat in the world today. Seaborne piracy against transport vessels remains a significant problem (with estimated worldwide losses of $13 to $16 billion USD per year), particularly in the waters between the Pacific and Indian ocea ...

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April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. April 30 - Events. 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule. 711 - Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus). 1483 - Orbital calculations suggest that on this day Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit, m ...

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April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). There are 270 days remaining. April 5 - Events. 33 - (traditional date) Resurrection of Jesus, according to the Christian gospels. (date est. by Sir Isaac Newton) 1242 - During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. 1614 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. < ...

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Although civilians may use the terms fire truck and fire engine interchangably, to an emergency worker, the words represent different types of fire fighting apparatus. Fire engine - Fire engine. A fire engine is designed to pump water using an engine and onboard water supply, which can be replenished via a fire hydrant, water tender or any other available water source by using suction. Engines are also known as pumpers as they are used to pump water onto fire ...

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Infinity is a term with very distinct, separate meanings which arise in theology, philosophy, mathematics and everyday life. Popular or colloquial usage of the term often does not accord with its more technical meanings. The word infinity comes from Latin : "Infinito", unending. In theology, for example in the work of theologians such as Duns Scotus, the infinite nature of God invokes a sense of being without constraint, rather than a sense of being unlimited in quantity. In philosophy, infinity can be attrib ...

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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant, the second-largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter. Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting of mostly ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris. It was named after the Roman god Saturn. Its symbol is a stylized representation of the god's sickle (Unicode: ♄). The Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese cultures refer to the planet as the earth star (土星), based on the Five Elements. [2], [3] Including:

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Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak and other casks. While there are rum producers in places such as Australia, India, Reunion Island, and elsewhere around the world, the majority of rum production occurs in and around the Caribbean and along the Demerara river in South America. Some major rum brands include Bacardi, Captain Morgan's, Appleton Estate, Havana Club, Stroh, Mount Gay, Bundaberg, Myers, Ma ...

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The Anglo-Spanish War of 1654 was fought between the British Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell and the Spanish between 1654 and 1660. It was caused by commercial rivalry. During the war Admiral Robert Blake blockaded Cádiz, and in 1655 one of his captains, Richard Stayner, destroyed most of the Spanish treasure fleet. A galleon of treasure was captured, and the overall loss to Spain was estimated at £2,000,000. In May 1655, British forces in the form of a joint expedition led by Admiral Sir William Penn (father of the fo ...

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Alexander VII, né Fabio Chigi (February 13, 1599 – May 22, 1667) was pope from April 7, 1655 until his death in 1667. Born in Siena, a member of the illustrious banking family of Chigi and a great-nephew of Pope Paul V, he was privately tutored and eventually received doctorates of philosophy, law, and theology from the University of Siena. In 1627 he began his apprenticeship as vice-legate at Ferrara, and on recommendations from two cardinals he was appointed successively Inquisitor of Malta and nuncio in Colo ...

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Antoine Arnauld, (1612 - August 8, 1694) — le grand as contemporaries called him, to distinguish him from his father — was a French Roman Catholic theologian, philosopher, and mathematician. The twentieth and youngest child of the original Antoine Arnauld, he was originally intended for the bar, but decided instead to study theology at the Sorbonne. Here he was brilliantly successful, and his career was flourishing when he came under the influence of Vergier, and was drawn in the direction of Jansenism. His book, ...

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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700 in the Gregorian calendar. 17th century - Events. 1601: Battle of Kinsale, the most important battle in Irish history, fought. 1602: Dutch East India Company founded. Its success contributes to the Dutch Golden Age. 1603: Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England. 1603: Tokugawa Ieyas ...

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Warsaw (Polish Warszawa, [varˈʂava](?), in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. It is located on the Vistula river roughly 350 km from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2004 was estimated at 1,692,900, with an urban agglomeration of approximately 2,760,000. The city area amounts to 516.9 km², with an urban agglomeration of 6100,43 km² (Warsaw Metrop ...

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The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart, the lowest being the G just below middle C. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello. Music written for the violin almost always uses the G clef (treble clef). A related bowed string instrument, the double bass technically bel ...

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This article is about a Polish Jesuit. See also Andrzej Bobola (1540-1616) Andrzej Bobola (1591 - 16 May 1657) was a Jesuit missionary and martyr, known as "an Apostle of Pinszczyzna" and "a hunter of souls". He was born in 1591 into a noble family in Strachocina, Poland. In 1611 he entered the Jesuits in Vilnius. He subsequently took solemn vows in 1630 and then served for several years as an advisor, preacher, superior of a cloister, etc. in various places. From 1652 he also worked as a country missionary in among other places Polock, Lithuania, where he was prob ...

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April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). There are 269 days remaining. April 6 - Events. 648 BC - Earliest solar eclipse recorded by the Ancient Greeks. 402 - Stilicho stymies the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia 1320 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. 1327 - The poet Petrarch first saw his idealized love Laura in the church of Saint Claire ...

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Christian Thomasius (January 1, 1655 - September 23, 1728), was a German jurist and publicist. He was born at Leipzig and was educated by his father, Jakob Thomasius (1622-1684), at that time head master of the Thomasschule. Through his father's lectures, Christian came under the influence of the political philosophy of Hugo Grotius and Samuel Pufendorf, and continued the study of law at Frankfurt an der Oder. In 1684 he became professor of natural law at Leipzig, and soon attracted attention by his abilities, and particularly ...

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