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Michael Maestlin
1631Oct, 20

Michael Maestlin

Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)
Michael Maestlin (also Mästlin, Möstlin, or Moestlin) (30 September 1550 – 26 October 1631) was a German astronomer and mathematician, known for being the mentor of Johannes Kepler. He was a student of Philipp Apian and was known as the teacher who most influenced Kepler. Maestlin was considered to be one of the most significant astronomers between the time of Copernicus and Kepler.

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    Cardinal Richelieu

    François de Bassompierre, a French courtier, is arrested on Richelieu's orders.
  • 18May

    John Winthrop

    In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
  • 20May

    Sack of Magdeburg

    The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
  • 17Jun

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  • 20Jun

    Baltimore, County Cork

    The sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.