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1628 ca 1680s-1690s 1701 ca
a chief of one of the clans that made up the Lenni-Lenape nation in the Delaware Valley at the time Philadelphia was established. Tamanend is best known as a lover of peace and friendship who played a prominent role in developing amicable relations among the Lenape and the English settlers who settled Pennsylvania, led by William Penn .
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Richard Steele 1672, Mar 1697 1724 1729, Sep 1 an Irish writer and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the... Jacob Hop 1654, Jul 31 1678 1725 1725, Oct 27 a Dutch diplomat who played an important role in the War of Succession. From 1699 he served as C... Peter the Great 1672, May 30 1682 1725 1725, Jan 28 ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May (O.S. 27 April) 1682 until hi... Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif 1634 1672 1727 1727, Mar 22 the second ruler of the Moroccan Alaouite dynasty. He is also known in his native country as the ... Victor Amadeus II 1666, May 14 1675 1730 1732, Oct 31 Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. Victor Amadeus II undertook sweeping administrative reforms with... Melchior de Polignac 1661, Oct 11 1683 1742 1742, Nov 20 a French diplomat, Cardinal and neo-Latin poet. During the last years of Louis XIV, Abbé de Poli...
