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1601
Dutch defeat the Portuguese in a naval battle in the Indonesian Archipelago (the Spice Islands). -
1609
Jesuit priest, Matteo Ricci, is surprised to find in China an attitude toward homosexuality different from that in Christendom. He finds homosexuality not illegal and people not reluctant to speak of it in public. -
1610
Henry IV of France, a progressive king who is religiously tolerant, is assassinated by François Ravaillac, who is unbalanced and highly religious. -
1675
The economic burdens of the war and rising opposition to the war by Protestants and Parliament results in Charles II agreeing to a negotiated settlement with the Dutch. -
1679
Responding to public pressure, England's parliament passes the Habeas Corpus Act, against abusive detentions and detentions without legal authority. -
1690
The Ottomans are falling back. The Austrians push them from Hungary and the city of Budapest.
