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May 6, 1506
Christopher Columbus' death
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Sep 25, 1555
Peace of Augsburg (Protestant Reformation)
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Spanish Armada was created
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Thirty Years War takes place
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Shimabara Uprising- Japan
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English Civil War
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Manchu Takeover into Qing Dynasty
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English Bill of Rights Written
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Death of John Locke (Philosopher)
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Spain grants monopoly of American slave trade to Britain
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Frederick William I becomes next King of Prussia
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Peter the Great made emperor of Russia
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Fall of Safavid Empire
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Death of Isaac Newton (Scientist)
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Persian Army sacks Delhi and all but ends Mughal Power
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Seven Years War
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Catherine II (the Great) becomes ruler of Russia
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Adam Smith published "Wealth of Nations" (economic treatise)
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette beheaded
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Napoleon's Exile on Elba