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What Happened in January 1624

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Historical Events

  • Jan 28 Sir Thomas Warner founds the first English colony in the Caribbean, on Saint Kitts.

Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 3 William Tucker, 1st known African American child born in America, born in Jamestown, Virginia [1]
  • Jan 9 Empress Meishō (d. 1696)
  • Jan 30 Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher (About Virtue), born in Antwerp (d. 1669)
Born in 1624

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