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Historical Event on 02/19/1588
Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.

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Historical Event on 02/19/1588 Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.

Historical Event on 02/19/1588
Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.