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What Happened in May 1638

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Historical Events

  • May 7 Cornelis Gooyer establishes the first permanent Dutch settlement on Mauritius, then uninhabited
  • May 12 Emperor Shah Jahan commissions construction of the Red Fort at Shahjahanabad, Mughal Empire (now Dehli, India)
  • May 13 Construction of the Red Fort begins at Shahjahanabad, Mughal Empire (now Dehli, India)
  • May 14 Admiral Adam Westerwolt conquers Batticaloa, Ceylon
Events in 1638

Famous Birthdays

  • May 6 Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, English politician and First Lord of the British Admiralty, born in Hadham Parva, Hertfordshire (d. 1696)
  • May 13 Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712)
Born in 1638

Famous Deaths

  • May 6 Cornelius Jansen, Dutch Roman Catholic reform leader (Jansenism), dies at 52
  • May 27 Nicolas Formé, French composer, dies at 71

Famous People Who Were

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