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Date | Event |
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1598-05-01 |
Jacob van Neck's merchant fleet departs for Java |
1598-11-25 |
Jacob Cornelius van Neck's merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java on second Dutch expedition to Indonesia |
1599-07-19 |
Jacob van Necks merchant fleet leaves Java |
1613-01-24 |
Amsterdam merchant Hans Bontemantel baptized |
1666-08-09 |
Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillaging the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire". |
1717-11-28 |
Blackbeard attacks a French merchant vessel called "La Concorde", which he would capture and rename as the "Queen Anne's Revenge" |
1717-12-05 |
Blackbeard ransacks the merchant sloop "Margaret" and keeps her captain, Henry Bostock, prisoner for 8 hours before releasing him. Bostock would later provide the first recorded of Blackbeard's appearance, with specific reference to his "very black beard", providing the source for his name |
1771-10-09 |
The Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sinks near the coast of Finland. |
1779-12-31 |
English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels |
1853-09-11 |
1st electric telegraph used (Merchant's Exchange to Pt Lobos) |
1859-10-25 |
Merchant vessel Royal Charter runs aground at Liverpool, 459 die |
1861-01-09 |
A Union merchant ship, the Star of the West, is fired upon as it tries to deliver supplies to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina |
1864-06-01 |
Confederate cruiser Georgia sold to a British merchant in Liverpool. |
1914-09-02 |
The US Treasury Department establishes the Bureau of War Risk Insurance to provide up to $5 million worth of insurance for merchant ships and their crews |
1914-12-26 |
The US Government protests British interference with American merchant ships at sea, but this same day the German announce they will treat food as contraband, subject to seizure; this will weaken America's protest |
1915-02-10 |
US President Wilson protests to Britain on the use of US flags on British merchant ships to deceive the Germans |
1915-03-25 |
German U boat torpedoes Neth merchant ship Medea |
1915-04-14 |
Dutch merchant navy ship Katwijk sunk by Germany torpedo |
1916-02-11 |
Germany and Austria-Hungary notify the US that they will sink any armed merchant ships starting on 1 March |
1916-02-16 |
The US rejects the right of Germany and Austria-Hungary to sink armed merchant ships |
1916-03-15 |
Dutch merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed by German submarine & sinks in North Sea |
1916-10-07 |
The German submarine U-53 arrives off Newport, Rhode Island, and sinks 9 British merchant ships in international waters |
1917-01-31 |
Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship |
1928-05-22 |
US Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act |
1940-02-14 |
British merchant vessel fleet is armed |
1940-09-29 |
1st US merchant ship "Booker T. Washington" commanded by a black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington Delaware |
1942-04-11 |
Distinguished Service Medal for Merchant Marines authorized |
1951-11-04 |
Vijay Merchant scores 154 v England in his last Test Cricket innings |
1959-07-21 |
1st nuclear powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, named, Camden NJ |
1975-05-12 |
US merchant ship Mayaguez seized by Cambodian forces |
1976-12-14 |
Oil tanker Argo Merchant runs aground on the Nantucket Shoals, spilling 7.6 million US gallons (29,000 m3) of No. 6 fuel oil |
1976-12-15 |
Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when ship ran aground |
2016-04-17 |
Greek Coast Guard Says Merchant Vessel Rescues 41 Migrants |
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Date | Event |
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1459-03-06 |
Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant |
1502-01-10 |
Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God) |
1515-07-21 |
St Philippus Nerius, [Philippo Neri], Italian merchant/priest |
1535-07-09 |
Emanuel van Meteren, Southern Neth, merchant/historian |
1549-12-01 |
Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) |
1636-11-02 |
Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721) |
1655-06-26 |
Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent |
1660-02-15 |
Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans |
1679-03-18 |
Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) |
1693-02-04 |
George Lillo, bourgeois English dramatist (London Merchant) |
1697-09-06 |
Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant |
1701-03-18 |
Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776) |
1702-03-25 |
Pieter Teyler Van der Hulst, Dutch silk merchant (Teyler's Museum) |
1709-10-25 |
John Wagenaar, Amsterdam merchant/historian, baptised |
1719-01-17 |
William Vernon, American merchant (d. 1806) |
1729-05-25 |
Jean de Neufville, Dutch/US merchant (started 4th English war) |
1730-01-14 |
William Whipple, merchant/judge (Declaration of Independence signer) |
1730-01-23 |
Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) |
1731-04-08 |
William Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence) |
1734-01-31 |
Robert Morris, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) |
1737-01-23 |
John Hancock, merchant/statesman, (1st to sign Declaration of Independence), (d. 1793), [o.s. 1936-01-12] |
1738-12-26 |
Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence |
1739-03-16 |
George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Ind, Constitution) |
1740-04-18 |
Francis Baring, banker/merchant |
1756-11-04 |
Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner |
1759-01-17 |
Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist |
1795-01-15 |
Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters |
1795-02-18 |
George Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist |
1801-02-07 |
John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist |
1812-04-26 |
Alfred Krupp, German arms merchant |
1813-04-14 |
Junius S Morgan, US, merchant/philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art) |
1813-12-10 |
Zachariah Chandler, US, merchant/politician (found Republican Party) |
1838-07-11 |
John Wanamaker, merchant (Wanamakers Dept Store) |
1840-08-28 |
Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900) |
1845-05-07 |
Jacob van Stolk Azn, timber merchant/art collector |
1849-10-06 |
Basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death" |
1853-07-05 |
Cecil John Rhodes, South Africa, politician/diamond merchant |
1860-09-03 |
Edward Albert Filene, merchant, established US credit union movement |
1867-07-31 |
Sebastian S. Kresge, American merchant and philanthropist (d. 1966) |
1871-09-21 |
Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier |
1872-03-11 |
Abraham van Stolk Jzn, lumber merchant/art collector |
1874-12-04 |
Jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice) |
1885-9-11 |
Walter West, The Merchant of Venice |
1901-03-02 |
Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber-merchant |
1911-10-12 |
Vijay Merchant, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman) |
1915-01-23 |
Dan Sonney, The Flesh Merchant |
1919-06-08 |
Max Jacoby, The Merchant of Venice |
1919-10-03 |
Boyd Bradfield Upchurch, [John Boyd], US, sci-fi author (IQ Merchant) |
1920-9-04 |
Wayne Winton, The Flesh Merchant |
1926-11-27 |
Jirí Vala, The Treasure of a Byzantine Merchant |
1926-12-06 |
Martti Katajisto, The Doll Merchant |
1929-07-22 |
Vivien Merchant, Manchester England, actress (Under Milk Wood) |
1929-07-22 |
Vivien Merchant, Frenzy |
1930-08-07 |
Alan Howard, The Death Merchant |
1930-10-24 |
Raj Bagri, Indies/British merchant in metal |
1930-11-02 |
Václav Erben, The Treasure of a Byzantine Merchant |
1931-02-11 |
Larry Merchant, author/boxing commentator (Showtime) |
1931-02-11 |
Larry Merchant, Grudge Match |
1933-04-22 |
Robin Hutton, merchant banker |
1936-12-25 |
Ismail Merchant, Bombay India, producer (Householder) |
1936-12-25 |
Ismail Merchant, The Remains of the Day |
1938-04-30 |
Alan Helm, The Merchant of Venice |
1940-02-10 |
Jimmy Merchant, New York City, New York, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Why Do Fools) |
1940-02-10 |
Jimmy Merchant, Why Do Fools Fall in Love |
1940-03-15 |
Hans Hirschmüller, The Merchant of Four Seasons |
1942-05-20 |
Simon Keswick, British financier/merchant (Hong Kong) |
1945-11-15 |
Cathie Merchant, The Haunted Palace |
1948-08-22 |
Peter James, The Merchant of Venice |
1951-01-02 |
Piers Merchant, The 50 Greatest Kisses |
1957-10-18 |
Leslie Ann Tristano, The Flesh Merchant |
1960-05-17 |
Barry Navidi, The Merchant of Venice |
1963-10-26 |
Natalie Merchant, US singer/songwriter (10,000 Maniacs) |
1963-10-26 |
Natalie Merchant, Cheaper by the Dozen |
1964-03-10 |
Andrea Schober, The Merchant of Four Seasons |
1964-07-27 |
Pete Maggi, The Merchant of Venice |
1973-9-01 |
Graham Johnston, The Merchant of Venice |
1974-11-24 |
Stephen Merchant, British comedian |
1974-11-24 |
Stephen Merchant, The Office |
1977-05-23 |
Patrick Hoffmann, The Merchant of Venice |
1978-9-08 |
Lucilla Agosti, The Stone Merchant |
1982-10-19 |
John Merchant, Iron Man 3 |
1987-03-04 |
Tamzin Merchant, Jane Eyre |
1987-9-07 |
Ben Crawley, The Merchant of Venice |
Date | Event |
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1956-09-14 |
British playwright (Nobel prize for literature 2005) Harold Pinter (26) marries 1st wife actress Vivien Merchant (27) |
Date | Event |
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634-08-22 |
Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies |
1358-07-31 |
Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies |
1456-11-25 |
Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle |
1517-01-01 |
Hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies |
1525-12-30 |
Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66 |
1559-03-14 |
Jacques d'Auchy, Walloon baptist merchant, executed |
1579-11-21 |
Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier |
1588-02-10 |
Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 |
1595-05-26 |
Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 |
1612-01-04 |
Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 |
1612-04-18 |
Emanuel Van Meteren, merchant/historian, dies |
1616-08-26 |
Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 |
1626-01-01 |
Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 |
1629-09-21 |
John Pieterszoon Coen, merchant/gov-gen of East-Indies, dies at 42 |
1637-08-13 |
Dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/government leader (OIC), dies |
1640-12-06 |
Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 |
1645-08-06 |
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, English merchant (b. 1575) |
1652-06-24 |
Andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65 |
1652-09-17 |
Bonaventura Elsevier, book publisher/merchant, dies at about 69 |
1653-05-10 |
John Bicker, ship builder/merchant/regent, dies at 61 |
1654-09-15 |
Cornelis Bicker, merchant/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 61 |
1660-02-15 |
Klaas Geritsz Compaen, Dutch buccaneer/merchant, dies at 72 |
1688-06-08 |
Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried |
1704-01-21 |
Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 |
1708-09-06 |
Sir John Morden, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1623) |
1719-09-19 |
Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/lord of the manor, executed at 59 |
1719-11-19 |
Jean Deutz, minster of Heemskerk/merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 64 |
1721-10-11 |
Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636) |
1722-04-22 |
Pieter Erberfeld, German/Thais merchant on Java, dies |
1747-02-01 |
Jacobus E J Capitein, Dutch slave/vicar/merchant, dies |
1753-07-17 |
Andre-Joseph Panckoucke, French book publisher/merchant, dies |
1757-06-27 |
Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant, dies at 59 |
1765-11-30 |
George Glas, British merchant and adventurer (b. 1725) |
1776-03-10 |
Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (b. 1701) |
1778-06-12 |
Philip Livingston, American merchant (signed Declaration of Independance), dies at 62 |
1779-11-10 |
Joseph Hewes, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 49 |
1785-11-28 |
William Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (US Declaration of Independence), dies at 55 |
1786-09-05 |
Jonas Hanway, English merchant, traveler, and philanthropist (b. 1712) |
1787-08-13 |
Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies |
1793-10-08 |
John Hancock, US merchant/statesman (Decl of Independence), dies at 56 |
1797-11-18 |
Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder and merchant (b. 1719) |
1800-04-18 |
Pieter Fouquet, art merchant (Atlas of Fouquet), dies |
1802-12-31 |
Francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89 |
1806-12-22 |
William Vernon, American merchant (b. 1719) |
1811-08-02 |
William Williams, US merchant/signer (Decl of Indep), dies at 80 |
1813-01-23 |
George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 |
1814-11-23 |
Elbridge Gerry, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 70 |
1844-02-04 |
Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 |
1850-01-14 |
Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93 |
1891-11-10 |
Arthur Rimbaud, French poet/arms merchant (Saison en Enfer), dies of a bone cancer at 37 |
1905-02-20 |
Jeremiah W. Farnham, American merchant captain |
1905-06-13 |
Tippo-Tip, [Hamed ben Mohammed], Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67 |
1917-07-12 |
Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies |
1931-10-02 |
Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies |
1940-03-10 |
Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Merchant of Venice), dies at 68 |
1947-01-09 |
Lambertus Zijl, sculptor (Merchant Exchange-Amsterdam), dies at 80 |
1951-08-21 |
Constant Lambert, Merchant Seamen |
1954-04-29 |
Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82 |
1958-03-07 |
Walter West, The Merchant of Venice |
1966-10-18 |
Sebastian S. Kresge, American merchant (Kmart) (b. 1867) |
1982-10-03 |
Vivien Merchant, actress (Accident, Offense), dies at 53 |
1985-02-07 |
Uday Merchant, cricket (bro of Vijay, prolific scorer), dies |
1987-10-27 |
Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies |
2000-01-24 |
Martti Katajisto, The Doll Merchant |
2002-03-03 |
Dan Sonney, The Flesh Merchant |
2003-03-06 |
Alan Howard, The Death Merchant |
2003-04-19 |
Václav Erben, The Treasure of a Byzantine Merchant |
2003-11-15 |
Jirí Vala, The Treasure of a Byzantine Merchant |
2005-05-25 |
Ismail Merchant, The Remains of the Day |
2009-03-15 |
Max Jacoby, The Merchant of Venice |
2009-09-21 |
Piers Merchant, The 50 Greatest Kisses |
2013-02-02 |
Cathie Merchant, The Haunted Palace |