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Birth of John Hawkins

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1532Date range
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Chronological records

1532

John Hawkins1532

Plymouth · House / House of Tudor

John Hawkins is born at Plymouth and later becomes a naval commander, administrator and major figure in Elizabethan maritime expansion.

Names involved

John Hawkins

Provenance

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