| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 13 |
Glencoe Massacre : about 78 MacDonalds are killed early in the morning by rival Campbell clan members, allegedly for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange. |
Feb 29 |
Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne & Tituba, an Indian servant first people to be accused of witchcraft in Salem Mass. |
Mar 1 |
Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, & Tituba arrested for witchcraft (Salem, MA) |
Mar 22 |
Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king |
Mar 26 |
King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands |
Apr 22 |
Edward Bishop is jailed for proposong flogging as cure for witchcraft |
May 27 |
Court of Oyer and Terminer established by Governor of Massachusetts to hear accussations of witchcraft |
May 29 |
Battle at La Hogue: English & Dutch fleet beat France |
May 29 |
Royal Hospital Chelsea Founder's Day first celebrated |
Jun 7 |
Earthquake in Porte Royale, Jamaica, kills 3,000 |
Jun 24 |
Kingston, Jamaica, founded |
Jul 19 |
5 more people are hanged for witchcraft (20 in all) in Salem Mass |
Jul 24 |
French defeat William III of England at Steinkirk (Enghein) |
Aug 3 |
Battle at Steenkerke: French beat English/Dutch army |
Aug 19 |
Five more people hanged for witchcraft (20 in all) in Salem, Massachusetts |
Sep 22 |
Last (8) people hanged for witchcraft in US (Salem Mass) 20 hanged overall |
Oct 29 |
Court of Oyer and Terminer convened for Salem witch trials dissolved |
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