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1680 January 15 French explorer Sieur de la Salle builds Fort Crèvecoeur. [1] February 15 Jan Swammerdam Dutch entomologist (Bible of Nature), dies at 41. [1] March 17 François Duc de La Rochefoucauld writer, dies. [1] March 22 Parliament of Breisach accept French sovereignty over Elzas. [1] May 29 Abraham Megerle composer, dies at 73. [1] August 10 In N Mex, Popé leads rebellion of Pueblo Indians against Spaniads. [1] August 21 Pueblo Indians took possession of Santa Fé from Spanish. [1] December 4 Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until December 16th. [1] December 15 Tax revolt on Terschelling due to tax on cereal. [1] December 31 Amsterdam opera at Leidsegracht opens. [1] 1681 February 14 Francesco Nigetti composer, dies at 77. [1] March 4 King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania. [1] March 10 English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania. [1] March 12 French van Mieris the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45. [1] March 21 Third Exclusion Parliament meets in London. [1] April 9 Alfonso Marsh composer, dies at 54. [1] May 25 Caldéron writer, dies at 81. [1] December 8 Gerard Terborch the Younger, Dutch painter/etcher, dies. [1] 1682 January 13 Simon van Leeuwen Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 55. [1] February 9 Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved" premieres in London. [1] February 23 Abraham de Wicquefort Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75. [1] February 25 Alessandro Stradella Italian violist/composer, murdered at 37. [1] March 14 Jacob I van Ruysdael physician/landscape painter, dies at about 53. [1] March 19 Nationally Council accept independence of French church. [1] April 3 Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Spanish painter, dies. [1] April 9 Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France. [1] April 27 Theodorus III czar of Russia (1676-82), dies. [1] May 1 Louis XIV and his court inaugurate Paris Observatory. [1] June 10 Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3' diameter oak tree. [1] August 24 DE awarded to William Penn. [1] October 29 William Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania. [1] December 2 English Earl of Shaftesbury's flight to Amsterdam. [1] December 4 First General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester). [1] 1683 January 21 Anthony Ashley Cooper first Earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61. [1] February 18 Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem Dutch landscape painter/etcher, dies at 62. [1] March 31 Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey. [1] May 21 West Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname. [1] June 23 William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians. [1] July 24 First settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard the Concord. [1] September 24 Jews are expelled from all French possessions in America. [1] October 6 Thirteen German families arrive in present day Philadelphia. [1] December 25 English Whig-leader duke of Monmouth flees to Holland. [1] Kara Mustapha Turkish grand-vizier (1676-83), executed. [1] 1684 January 5 Claude Audran II French painter/engraver, dies at 44. [1] January 12 French king Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon. [1] January 15 Caspar Netscher Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48. [1] February 12 Pietro Andrea Ziani composer, dies at 67. [1] February 21 Pieter van den Abeelen Dutch jeweller, dies at about 75. [1] March 5 Emperor Leopold I, Poland and Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz. [1] April 5 William Brouncker second viscount/first president of Royal Society, dies. [1] April 18 Gonzales Cocx [Coques] painter, dies. [1] April 25 Patent granted for the thimble. [1] May 8 Henri Dumont composer, dies. [1] May 23 Adriaen Backer Amsterdams painter buried at about 48. [1] 1685 January 6 Malachias Siebenhaar composer, dies at 68. [1] February 6 Charles II King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54. [1] February 11 David Teniers III Flemish painter, dies at 46. [1] May 2 Adriaen van Ostade Dutch painter, buried. [1] May 15 Henri Otto Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies. [1] May 26 Karel monarch of Palts, dies. [1] May 28 Pieter de la Court economist/historian, dies at about 67. [1] October 18 Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes, outlaws Protestantism. [1] December 3 Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden. [1] December 30 Don Francisco de Agurto installed as land guardian of South Netherlands. [1] 1686 January 21 Nicolas-François Blondel French architect, dies. [1] February 8 François Tak Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered. [1] February 10 William Dugdale Garter King of Arms (1677-86), dies. [1] February 15 Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide" premieres in Paris. [1] Mathias Rauchmüller German sculptor (Piasten mausoleum Poland), dies. [1] February 24 Ferdinando Tacca Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66. [1] February 26 Godefroi L Earl d'estrades French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78. [1] April 28 First volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia" published. [1] July 22 City of Albany, New York chartered. [1] August 18 Cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus. [1] December 11 Louis II Condé duke of Bourbon, dies at 65. [1] December 19 Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe). [1] 1687 January 28 Johannes Hevelius astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday. [1] February 22 Jean-Baptiste Lully Paris, composer. [1] March 19 Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle French explorer (Louisiana), murdered in what is now Texas at 43. [1] March 28 Constantine Huygens diplomat/poet/composer (Bluebottles), dies at 90. [1] April 4 English King James II orders his Declaration of Indulgence read in church. [1] April 16 George Villiers second duke of Buckingham dies at 59. [1] July 5 Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England. [1] July 6 Newton publishes "Principia". [1] September 26 Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks and Venetians. [1] December 31 First Huguenots depart France to Cape of Good Hope. [1] 1688 February 17 Reverend James Renwick hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian. [1] February 18 Quakers conduct first formal protest of slavery in Germantown Pennsylvania. [1] March 9 Claude Mellan French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89. [1] May 9 Frederick William Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68. [1] May 22 Johann A Quenstedt German Lutheran theologist, dies at 70. [1] August 31 John Bunyan preacher/novelist/author of "Pilgrim's Progress,", dies. [1] December 4 General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III. [1] December 9 King James II's wife and son flee England for France. [1] December 10 King James II flees London. [1] December 11 King James II arrested. [1] December 15 Gaspar Fagel lawyer/Netherlands grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54. [1] Lord Delamere sides with King James II. [1] December 19 King James II's wife and son flee to France. [1] December 20 Prince Willem III's troops pull into London. [1] December 21 Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham. [1] December 22 Pro-James II, Earl of Danby occupies York. [1] December 23 English king Jacob II flees to France. [1] Jean-Louis Lully composer, dies at 21. [1] December 25 English king James II lands in Ambleteuse, France. [1] Lord Delamere sides with King James II. [1] December 31 Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham. [1] 1689 January 1 Pro-James II-Earl of Danby occupies York. [1] January 22 Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords. [1] Prince Willem III calls English parliament together. [1] January 26 Jean Racine's "Esther" premieres in Saint-Cyr. [1] January 28 English parliament ends king Charles II reign. [1] February 13 British Parliament adopts Bill of Rights. [1] February 14 English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne. [1] February 15 German Parliament declares war on France. [1] February 21 Isaacus Vossius Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies. [1] February 23 Dutch prince William III proclaimed king of England. [1] March 12 Former English King James II lands in Ireland. [1] March 14 Scotland dismisses Willem III and Mary Stuart as king and queen. [1] April 11 William III and Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain. [1] April 15 French king Louis XIV declares war on Spain. [1] April 18 George Jeffreys first Baron Jeffreys of Wem/infamous judge, dies. [1] April 19 Christina Queen of Sweden (1644-54), dies. [1] April 21 William III and Mary Stuart proclaimed king and queen of England. [1] May 9 English King William III declares war on France. [1] May 11 Battle of Bantry Bay, French and English naval battle. [1] May 12 England and Netherlands form League of Augsburg. [1] May 24 English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants. [1] May 27 Anthonie Heinsius succeeds G Fagel as pension advisor of Holland. [1] July 27 Jacobite Scottish Highlanders defeat royal force at Killiecrankie. [1] August 25 Montréal taken by Iroquois. [1] December 16 English Parliament adopts Bill of Rights after Glorious Revolution. [1] December 22 Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck. [1] December 29 Olfert Dapper Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried. [1] December 30 Henry Purcell and Tates opera "Dido and Aeneas" premieres in Chesea. [1] 1690 January 6 Emperor Leopold's son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king. [1] January 14 Clarinet is invented, in Nüremberg, Germany. [1] January 22 Iroquois tribes renew allegiance to British against French. [1] February 3 First paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts). [1] February 8 French and Indian troops set Schenectady settlement New York on fire. [1] Lord Halifax resigns as Lord Privy Seal. [1] February 22 Charles Le Brun classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70. [1] March 16 French king Louis XIV sends troops to Ireland. [1] March 18 Charles duke of Lutherans, dies. [1] April 12 Miguel Gomez Camargo composer, dies at 71. [1] April 18 Charles V Leopold Duke of Lotharingen/Austrian fieldmarshal, dies. [1] April 25 David Teniers the Younger Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79. [1] May 11 English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal Nova Scotia. [1] May 20 England passes Act of Grace, forgiving followers of James II. [1] May 21 John Eliot English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85. [1] May 27 Giovanni Legrenzi Italian composer, dies at 63. [1] July 1 Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (Now celebrated on July 12 as "The Battle of the Orange"). [1] July 10 Battle of Beachy Head-French fleet defeats Anglo-Dutch fleet. [1] July 12 Orangeman's yearly celebration (The battle of the Orange) - Actually "Battle of the Boyne" (1 July 1690), when Protestant had victory in Ireland. [1] September 25 Publick Occurrences, first US (Boston) newspaper, publish first and last ed. [1] December 10 Massachusetts Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money. [1] December 23 John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it is undiscovered. [1] 1691 January 13 George Fox founder of Quakers, dies at 66. [1] January 18 English king Willem III travels to The Hague. [1] January 20 Christian de Placker composer, dies at 77. [1] February 1 Alexander VIII [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80. [1] George Etherege English stage writer (Love in a Tub), dies at 56. [1] February 8 Carlo di Girolamo Rainaldi Italian architect/composer, dies at 79. [1] February 17 Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service. [1] April 9 French troops occupy Mons. [1] April 23 Jean-Henri D'Anglebert composer, dies. [1] May 16 Jacob Leisler becomes first American colonist hanged for treason. [1] May 29 Cornelis Tromp Admiral-General/son of Maarten T, dies at 61. [1] July 12 Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II. [1] October 17 New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth. [1] December 4 Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania. [1] Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of South Netherlands. [1] 1692 January 19 John Commelin director of Hortus Botanist (Amsterdam), dies at 62. [1] February 13 MacDonald clan murdered on orders of King William III. [1] February 24 Antimo Liberati composer, dies at 74. [1] February 28 Salem witch hunt begins. [1] March 1 Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrested for witchcraft (Salem, Massachusetts). [1] March 22 Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king. [1] March 25 Gerardus L Blasius Flemish anatomist, dies at about 66. [1] March 26 King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands. [1] April 14 Carlos de Gurrea Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies. [1] April 22 Edward Bishop is jailed for proposong flogging as cure for witchcraft. [1] May 18 Elias Ashmole antiquary, dies. [1] May 29 Battle at La Hogue: English and Dutch fleet beat France. [1] Royal Hospital Founders Day first celebrated. [1] June 7 Porte Royale Jamaica slides into harbor after earthquake. [1] An earthquake at Port Royal, Jamaica, causes a landslide within the harbor, generates a tsunami, and destroys ninety percent of the buildings in the city, killing approximately 2,000 people. [53] July 10 Bridget Bishop first Salem witch hung. [1] September 22 Last person hanged for witchcraft in US. [1] 1693 January 6 Mehmed IV sultan (Turkey), dies at 51. [1] January 11 In Sicily, Italy, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurs, causing over 60,000 deaths and the total destruction of several villages and towns in the districts of Siracusa, Ragusa, and Catania. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami that struck the Ionian coasts of Sicily and the Messina Strait. [53] Mt Etna erupts, Sicily. [1] February 6 Royal charter granted College of William and Mary, Williamsburg Virginia. [1] February 8 William and Mary college is second college chartered in US. [1] February 13 College of William and Mary opens. [1] Johann Kaspar von Kerll German composer, dies at 65. [1] March 1 Benedict Schultheiss composer, dies at 39. [1] March 9 Antonio Caraffa Italian General (Eperieser Bloedgericht), dies at 46?. [1] April 5 Anne M L of Orléans duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65. [1] June 27 First woman's magazine "The Ladies' Mercury" published (London). [1] July 8 New York City authorizes first police uniforms in American colonies. [1] August 4 Dom Perignon invents champagne. [1] December 13 Dodoftei Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia/writer (Saint Lives), dies. [1] Willem Van de Velde Dutch the Old, seascape painter, dies at about 82. [1] 1694 January 6 Francesco Morosini Italian army General , dies. [1] February 1 John L baron van Elderen 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73. [1] April 3 Ferdinand van Apshoven de Jongere Flemish painter, buried at 64. [1] April 10 Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale. [1] April 27 Frederik August I "the Strong" becomes monarch of Saksen. [1] Johan Georg IV elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25. [1] July 27 Bank of England chartered. [1] October 12 Matsuo Basho greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies. [1] November 30 Marcello Malpighi father of microscopic anatomy, dies. [1] December 3 English parliamentary election set for every three years. [1] December 20 Frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben. [1] December 28 Queen Mary II of England dies after five years of rule at 32. [1] 1695 January 4 Duke of Luxembourg Luxembourg/French marshal, dies. [1] January 7 Mary II Stuart queen of England, dies at 32. [1] January 13 Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland. [1] February 6 Ahmed II 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies. [1] February 22 Robert Southwell English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest. [1] April 3 Melchior de Hondecoeter Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58. [1] April 5 George Savile first marquis of Halifax, dies at 61. [1] April 13 Jean de La Fontaine poet, dies. [1] April 14 Jean de la Fontaine French poet (Fables), dies at 73. [1] April 20 Georg Caspar Weckler composer, dies at 63. [1] April 23 Henry Vaughan poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72. [1] April 27 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz [Asbaje] Mexican poetress/nun, dies at 44. [1] April 30 William Congreve's "Love for Love", premieres in London. [1] May 12 English king Willem III departs to Netherlands. [1] May 17 Cornelis de Heem painter, dies. [1] September 12 New York Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties. [1] 1696 January 8 Michael de Ronghe composer, dies at 75. [1] January 29 Ivan V co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies. [1] January 31 Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam). [1] February 27 English/Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Association. [1] February 29 English ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption. [1] March 7 English King Willem III departs Netherlands. [1] April 21 Andres de Sola composer, dies at 61. [1] May 10 Jean de La Bruyère French author, dies at 50. [1] May 24 Albertine Agnes princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 62. [1] May 31 Heinrich Schwemmer composer, dies at 75. [1] John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius. [1] December 19 Jean-François Regnard's "Le Joueur" premieres in Paris. [1] December 23 Johann David Mayer composer, dies at 60. [1] 1697 January 6 Carlo Mannelli composer, dies at 56. [1] January 16 Richard Savage poet, dies. [1] January 26 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night. [1] February 3 Sjoucke Gabbes Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island. [1] February 4 Three VOC-ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia. [1] March 9 Czar Peter the Great begins tour of West-Europe. [1] March 20 Willem de Vlamingh returns to Batavia after exploring "South Land". [1] March 21 Czar Peter the Great begins tour through West-Europe. [1] March 25 Hendrik Casimir II King of Nassau-Dietzstadhouder, dies. [1] March 29 Nikolaus Bruhns composer, dies. [1] April 5 Charles XI King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41. [1] April 8 Niels Juel Danish Admiral (Oland, Moen, Kjögebocht), dies at 67. [1] April 15 Charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden. [1] May 9 The Royal Palace Tre Kronor in Stockholm, Sweden, is destroyed by fire. The fire started in a roof, which two fire watchmen failed to notice. [7] May 24 English king Willem III travels through northern Europe. [1] September 20 The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by Great Britain and France, with Swedish mediation. Zweibrücken is restored to the king of Sweden as count palatine of the Rhine. [7] December 2 Saint Paul's Cathedral opens in London. [1] 1698 January 7 Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England. [1] 1699 January 14 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches". [1] January 26 Venice, Poland and Austria sign peace treaty with Turkey. [1] January 27 William Temple statesman, dies. [1] February 4 350 rebellious Streltsi executed in Moscow. [1] February 6 Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies. [1] March 4 Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany. [1] April 21 Jean Racine French playwright (Phèdre), dies at 59. [1] April 22 Hans A baron von Abschatz Silesian poet, dies at 53. [1] April 29 Samuel Apostool vicar/theologist (Zonisten), dies at 50. [1] July 6 Captain William Kidd arrested in Boston. [1] December 3 Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-General of the Hague. [1] December 15 Henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein Dutch botanist, dies at about 63. [1] December 20 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to January 1. [1]