What Happened In August 1610 In History

Historical Events for August, 1610

• 2nd » Henry Hudson sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay thinking he had made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean.
• 9th » The Anglo-Powhatan Wars or First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in Colony of Virginia known as colonial Virginia.

Famous Deaths for August 1610

• 5th » Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and politician, Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1552)

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