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King Christian III
Jul 4 Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye
- Jul 7 European colonization of the Americas: first known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in New Brunswick
Event of Interest
Jul 7 First act of trade between the French and Amerindians when Jacques Cartier trades items with Micmacs at Chaleur Bay [1]
- Jul 24 French explorer Jacques Cartier claims for France the lands around Gaspé by erecting a 30ft cross at Pointe-Penouille [1]
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- Jul 19 Willem van Enkenvoirt, Dutch Cardinal (confident of Pope Adrian VI) and Bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70
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