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1644 Born
1670 William Penn arrested and tried in London for preaching a Quaker sermon.
1681Charles II of EnglandCharles II of England Charles II was the King of England [i], King of Scots [i], and King of Ireland [i] from 30 January [i] ...
grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become PennsylvaniaPennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a state [i] in the northeastern [i] ...
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1696 William Penn offers an elaborate plan for intercolonial cooperation largely in trade, defense, and criminal matters.
1718 Died
1984 Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States.
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