The 1670s

1674

Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (born 1614)

Eberhard III ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1628 until his death in 1674.

Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (born 1614)

1674

Shivaji (pictured), who led a resistance to free the Maratha from the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, was crown

Shivaji I was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji inherited a fiefdom from his father who served as a retainer for the Sultanate of Bijapur, which later fo…

Shivaji (pictured), who led a resistance to free the Maratha from the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, was crown

1674

Shivaji, who led a resistance to free the Maratha from the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, was crowned the firs

Shivaji I was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji inherited a fiefdom from his father who served as a retainer for the Sultanate of Bijapur, which later fo…

Shivaji, who led a resistance to free the Maratha from the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, was crowned the firs

1673

Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River

Louis Jolliet was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the f…

Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River

1673

French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make

French people are the individuals who are identified with the country of France, or more broadly, a global sociolinguistic group that share a common connection through the French l…

French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make

1673

Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1742)

Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg was Holy Roman Empress, Queen of the Germans, Queen of Hungary, Queen of Bohemia, Archduchess consort of Austria etc. as the spouse of Josep…

Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1742)

1673

Antonio de Literes, Spanish composer (died 1747)

Antoni de Literes, also known as Antonio de Literes or Antoni Literes Carrión, was a Spanish composer of zarzuelas. As with other national forms of baroque opera, Literes's stage w…

Antonio de Literes, Spanish composer (died 1747)

1673

Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (born 1606)

Jeanne Mance was a French nurse and settler of New France. She arrived in New France two years after the Ursuline nuns came to Quebec. Among the founders of Montreal in 1642, she e…

Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (born 1606)

1673

Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, French captain (born 1611)

Charles de Batz de Castelmore, also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan, was a French soldier who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at …

Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, French captain (born 1611)

1672

Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (died 1719)

Joseph Addison was a British writer and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Ste…

Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (died 1719)

1672

Peter the Great, Russian emperor (died 1725)

Peter I was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. Peter, a…

Peter the Great, Russian emperor (died 1725)

1672

Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (died 1749)

Francesco Antonio Bonporti was an Italian priest and amateur composer.

Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (died 1749)

1672

Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish linguist and poet (born 1598)

Georg Stiernhielm was a Swedish civil servant, mathematician, linguist and poet. He has been called "the father of the Swedish skald art".

Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish linguist and poet (born 1598)

1672

Marie of the Incarnation, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Ursulines of Quebec (born 1599)

Marie of the Incarnation was a French Ursuline nun from Quebec City. As part of a group of nuns sent to New France to establish the Ursuline Order, Marie was crucial in the spread …

Marie of the Incarnation, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Ursulines of Quebec (born 1599)

1672

Samuel Cooper, English painter and linguist (born 1609)

Samuel Cooper, sometimes spelt Samuel Cowper, was an English miniature painter. He was the younger brother of Alexander Cooper.

Samuel Cooper, English painter and linguist (born 1609)

1672

John Trevor, Welsh politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1626)

Sir John Trevor III was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1672.

John Trevor, Welsh politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1626)

1672

Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (born 1597)

Sir Roger Twysden, 2nd Baronet, of Roydon Hall near East Peckham in Kent, was an English historian and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and…

Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (born 1597)

1672

Francis Willughby, English ornithologist and ichthyologist (born 1635)

Francis Willughby FRS was an English ornithologist, ichthyologist and mathematician, and an early student of linguistics and games.

Francis Willughby, English ornithologist and ichthyologist (born 1635)

1671 355 years ago

John Law, Scottish economist (died 1729)

John Law was a Scottish-French economist and financier. He rose to power in France where he created a novel financial scheme for French public finances known as Law's System with t…

John Law, Scottish economist (died 1729)

1671 355 years ago

Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1737)

Gian Gastone de' Medici was the seventh and last Medicean grand duke of Tuscany.

Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1737)

1671 355 years ago

Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (died 1751)

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. His output includes operas, concertos, sonatas for one to six instruments, sinfonias, and solo cantatas. While …

Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (died 1751)

1671 355 years ago

Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London

Thomas Blood was an Anglo-Irish army officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. Described in …

Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London

1671 355 years ago

Jacques d'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (died 1732)

Jacques Eugène d'Allonville de Louville was a French astronomer and mathematician. He also went by the name of Chevalier de Louville.

Jacques d'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (died 1732)

1671 355 years ago

Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, English general and politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (born 160

Major-General Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, KG, KB, FRS was an English army officer and courtier who commanded Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War and for…

Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, English general and politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (born 160