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What Happened in November 1606

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Historical Events

  • Nov 11 Turkey & Austria sign Treaty of Zsitva-Torok
  • Nov 14 First play staged in Arcadia at Port-Royal, a performance of "Muses de la Nouvelle-France" by Marc Lescarbot [1]

Events in 1606

Famous Birthdays

Jeanne Mance (1606-1673)

Nov 12 French-Canadian settler who founded the first hospital in North America (Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal), born in Langres, France

Jeanne Mance
  • Nov 20 Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat and historian (d. 1682)
  • Nov 22 Pieter de Jode II, Flemish engraver and publisher, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1674)
Born in 1606

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 12 Matthäus Ludecus, German composer, dies at 79
  • Nov 13 Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (b. 1530)

Famous People Who Were

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