- 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 age 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 age 45. [1]
- March 21
- Third Exclusion Parliament meets in London. [1]
- April 9
- Alfonso Marsh composer, dies at age 54. [1]
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- May 25
- Caldéron writer, dies at age 81. [1]
- October 21
- English King Charles II instructs Massachusetts General Court to desist minting coins. [539.42]
1682
- February 9
- Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved" premieres in London. [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 8
- British East India treasure ship Joanna sinks off coast of South Africa. [504.50]
- June 10
- Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3-foot diameter oak tree. [1]
- July 15
- William Penn signs first peace treaty with Indians. [513.22]
- October 29
- William Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania. [1]
- November 23
- The Penny Post mail service begun by William Dockwra in 1680 is re-opened as part of government postal service operated by the Duke of York. [1135]
- 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 age 61. [1]
- March 31
- Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey. [1]
- May 21
- West Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname. [1]
- June 6
- Opening of Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England. [241.9]
- June 23
- William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians. [1]
- July 24
- First settlers from Germany to English colonies in America, leave aboard the Concord ship. [37]
- September 12
- Austrian, Polish and German troops successfully defend Vienna and defeat the attacking Turks. [37]
- September 24
- Jews are expelled from all French possessions in America. [1]
- October 6
- The first German immigrants land in America. The 13 families, 35 persons, Mennonites from Krefeld, land in present-day Philadelphia. [37]
- 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 age 44. [1]
- January 12
- French king Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon. [1]
- January 15
- Caspar Netscher Dutch portrait painter, dies at about age 48. [1]
- February 12
- Pietro Andrea Ziani composer, dies at age 67. [1]
- February 21
- Pieter van den Abeelen Dutch jeweller, dies at about age 75. [1]
- March 5
- Emperor Leopold I, Poland and Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz. [1]
- March
- Last British vessel leaves Tangier. [694.55]
- 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 age 48. [1]
1685
- February 6
- Charles II King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at age 54. [1]
- May 26
- Karel monarch of Palts, dies. [1]
- June 1
- M. Jacques de Meulles pays French troops in Canada IOUs printed on backs of playing cards. [410.80]
- June 18
- Monmouth Rebellion begins in England, by an army of 83 led by James, Duke of Monmouth, son of Charles II, against King James II/VII. [241.9] [1379.47]
- 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 age 66. [1]
- February 26
- Godefroi L Earl d'estrades French diplomat/marshal, dies at about age 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 age 65. [1]
- December 19
- Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe). [1]
1687
- January 20
- Ships under the command of William Phips locate the wreck of the Spanish treasure galleon Concepción, off the Bahama Islands. (Over several weeks, total recovered is 37,538 pounds of pieces of eight coins, 27,556 pounds of silver bars, 25 pounds of gold, and jewels and silver plate.) [262.164] [1057.642]
- January 28
- Johannes Hevelius astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday. [1]
- March 19
- Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle French explorer (Louisiana), murdered in what is now Texas at age 43. [1]
- March 28
- Constantine Huygens diplomat/poet/composer (Bluebottles), dies at age 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 age 59. [1]
- June 28
- William Phips is knighted by King James II of England for his service to the crown in locating the wreck of Spanish galleon Concepción. He is appointed provost-marshal of New England. [262.15,168] [1057.642]
- 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]
- May 9
- Death of Friederich Wilhelm at age 68 in Potsdam; elector of Brandenburg. [37]
- May 27
- Sir John Narbrough of England dies of fever on the frigate Foresight, off the Bahama Islands. [262.171]
- August 31
- John Bunyan preacher/novelist/author of "Pilgrim's Progress,", dies. [1]
- November 5
- William, Prince of Orange, lands at Torbay, Devon, in England, marching on London. [262.155,172]
- December 4
- General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III. [1]
- December 15
- Gaspar Fagel lawyer/Netherlands grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at age 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 23
- English King James II flees to France. [1] [262.172] [309.54]
- Jean-Louis Lully composer, dies at age 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]
- A convention offers he English crown to Statholder William Henry, Prince of Orange, and wife Mary Stewart, as joint sovereign. [262.177] [1052.541]
- February 14
- English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne. [1]
- Charles Mordaunt is appointed privy councillor in London. [262.177]
- February 15
- German Parliament declares war on France. [1]
- February 21
- Isaacus Vossius Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies. [1]
- March 12
- Former English King James II lands in Ireland. [1]
- April 8
- Charles Mordaunt is appointed first lord of the treasury of England. [262.177]
- April 9
- Charles Mordaunt is appointed Earl of Monmouth in England. [262.177]
- April 11
- Coronation of Prince William III of Orange and consort Mary Stuart. William III and Mary II are crowned as joint rulers of Britain. [1] [1040.373] [1052.541]
- 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 29
- Charles Mordaunt is appointed lord lieutenant of Northamptonshire in England. [262.177]
- May 8
- English King William III declares war on France. [1] [262.155]
- 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]
- Death of commander Viscount Dundee at battle of Killiecrankie. [1052.541]
- August 23
- French cross the Rhine, destroying Baden Baden by fire. [811.99]
- 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]
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