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Date |
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| 1 | 1688 | - 1688: William Dampier becomes the first Englishman to land on West Australian soil. (Cygnet)
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| 2 | 1696 | - 1696: Willem de Vlamingh lands on Rottnest and explores and names the Swan River.
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| 3 | 1699 | - 1699: Return of Dampier in the Roebuck, exploring from Broome to the Pilbara. During this time the Portuguese in Timor raid the Kimberley for Aboriginal slaves.
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| 4 | 1704 | - 1704: Johann Sebastian Bach began composing music
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| 5 | 1712 | - 1712: The Zuytdorp wrecked near Geraldton. Survivors are known to have landed, and the story of their welcome and preservation by local Aborigines was known as far south as Perth 122 years later.
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| 6 | 1775 | - 18 Apr 1775: American Revolutionary War
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| 7 | 1776 | - 4 Jul 1776: United States Declaration of Independence
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| 8 | 1788 | - 26 Jun 1788: The British Crown Colony of New South Wales started with the establishment of a settlement and penal colony at Port Jackson by Captain Arthur Phillip on 26 January 1788.
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| 9 | 1794 | - 1794: The name Australia is used by George Shaw and appears to be the first documented use.
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1685 - DECEASED