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<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/images/stories/wiki.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" />On this date in the year 1607 a very famous Dutch seaman who took on the major powers of the day and scored several victories was born.  Here is an excerpt, courtesy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank">WIKIPEDIA:</a>
 <!--coloro: #000000 fontfamily #39webkitsansserif#39 lineheight 21px classApplestylespan--><span style="color: #000000 fontfamily #39webkitsansserif#39 lineheight 21px classApplestylespan"><!--/coloro--><b>Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b> (24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) is one of the most famous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral" target="_blank">admirals</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Netherlands" target="_blank">Dutch history</a>. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Wars" target="_blank">Anglo-Dutch Wars</a> of the 17th century. He fought the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">English</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">French</a> in these wars and scored several major victories, the best known probably being the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_the_Medway" target="_blank">Raid on the Medway</a>. The pious De Ruyter was very much loved by his sailors and soldiers; from them his most significant nickname derived: Bestevaêr (older Dutch for 'grandfather'.) He is honoured by a statue in his birthplace <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlissingen" target="_blank">Vlissingen</a>, where he stands looking over the sea.
 Read more about Admiral de Ruyter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiel_Adriaenszoon_de_Ruyter" target="_blank">HERE</a>Â
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 <!--coloro: #000000 fontfamily #39webkitsansserif#39 lineheight 21px classApplestylespan--><span style="color: #000000 fontfamily #39webkitsansserif#39 lineheight 21px classApplestylespan"><!--/coloro--><b>Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b> (24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) is one of the most famous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral" target="_blank">admirals</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Netherlands" target="_blank">Dutch history</a>. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Wars" target="_blank">Anglo-Dutch Wars</a> of the 17th century. He fought the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">English</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">French</a> in these wars and scored several major victories, the best known probably being the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_the_Medway" target="_blank">Raid on the Medway</a>. The pious De Ruyter was very much loved by his sailors and soldiers; from them his most significant nickname derived: Bestevaêr (older Dutch for 'grandfather'.) He is honoured by a statue in his birthplace <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlissingen" target="_blank">Vlissingen</a>, where he stands looking over the sea.
 Read more about Admiral de Ruyter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiel_Adriaenszoon_de_Ruyter" target="_blank">HERE</a>Â
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