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Jan van Riebeeck
1619Apr, 21

Jan van Riebeeck

Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch founder of Cape Town (d. 1677)
Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company.

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