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What Happened in September 1601

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Historical Events

  • Sep 27 Dutch Moluccan fleet of the Fifth Expedition, under command of Wolfert Harmensz, land on Mauritius suffering from scurvy, where they hunt and document the dodo [1]

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 22 Anna of Austria, Spanish princess, Austrian archduchess, Queen of France as wife of Louis XIII and regent of France (1643-51) for her son Louis XIV, born in Benavente Palace, Valladolid, Spain (d. 1666)

Louis XIII (1601-1643)

Sep 27 King of France (1610-43), born in Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Louis XIII

Born in 1601

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