New Norfolk County is a long-extinct county which was located in colonial Virginia from 1636 until 1637. Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats Last Theorem. ...

It was formed in 1636 from Elizabeth City Shire, one of the eight original shires (or counties) formed in 1634 in the colony of Virginia by direction of the King of England. New Norfolk County included all the area in South Hampton Roads now incorporated in the five independent cities located there in modern times. Elizabeth City Shire was one of eight shires created in colonial Virginia in 1634. ... For information on the fictional Shire of J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings, see Shire (Middle-earth) A shire is an administrative area of Great Britain. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... South Hampton Roads is a region located in the extreme southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States. ...

The following year, in 1637, it was divided into into Upper Norfolk County and Lower Norfolk County. Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats Last Theorem. ... Lower Norfolk County is a long-extinct county which was located in colonial Virginia from 1637 until 1691. ...

Upper Norfolk County became Nansemond County in 1646. The county became the independent city of Nansemond in 1972, and in 1974, merged with the city of Suffolk. The new consolidated city assumed the name of Suffolk. Events Ongoing events English Civil War (1642-1649) Births April 15 - King Christian V of Denmark April 26 - King Peter II of Portugal July 1 - Gottfried Leibniz, German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat and lawyer. ... An independent city is a city in the United States of America that does not belong to any county, but rather interacts directly with the state government. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Suffolk is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area of eastern Virginia. ...

In 1691 Lower Norfolk County was in turn divided to form Norfolk County and Princess Anne County. Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender Treaty of Limerick penalizes public worship of catholics and Presbyterians Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Suleiman II (1687...

In 1963, after approval by referendum of the voters of the City of South Norfolk and the rest of Norfolk County and the Virginia General Assembly, they were combined and reorganized as a new city, ending the threat of additional annexations. The new name selected by the voters was Chesapeake, and so, the new city of Chesapeake, Virginia was created. Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... The Virginia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Virginia. ... Chesapeake is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia in the United States. ...

Also in 1963, after approval by referendum of the voters of the City of Virginia Beach and the rest of Princess Anne County and the Virginia General Assembly, they were consolidated as an independent city, assuming the better-known name of Virginia Beach. Part of the Virginia Beach oceanfront resort strip. ... The Virginia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Virginia. ...

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