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Start of the Baroque
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Death of Willliam Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes
In 1616 two great writers died.Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet and Cervantes wrote El Quijote -
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The 30 years war
The Thirty Years' War was a war fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648. One of the most destructive conflicts in human history, it resulted in eight million fatalities not only from military engagements but also from violence, famine, and plague -
Death of Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei died of fever in Arcreti at the age of 77 in 1642 -
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Marriage of William III of Netherlands to Mary II
In November 1677, Mary married her Dutch cousin William, Prince of Orange and went to the Netherlands to live with him.
