Explore 131 historical events from 1670–1679.
Sabbatai Zevi, or Shabtai Tzvi, was a former Jewish mystic and rabbi from Smyrna who converted to Islam. His family were Romaniote Jews from Patras.
Sabbatai Zevi, Turkish rabbi and scholar (born 1626)
The Scanian War was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former…
Scanian War: The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in the world at the time, sank at the Battle of Öland
The Scanian War was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former…
Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.
The Franco-Dutch War, 1672 to 1678, was primarily fought by France and the Dutch Republic, with both sides backed at different times by a variety of allies. Related conflicts inclu…
Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic, was a federative real union between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy…
A Polish-Lithuanian army under John III Sobieski defeats an Ottoman-Tartar army in the battle of Lwow.
Humphry Ditton was an English mathematician. He was the author of several influential works.
Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (died 1715)
Francesco Scipione Maffei was an Italian writer and art critic, author of many articles and plays. An antiquarian with a humanist education whose publications on Etruscan antiquiti…
Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist and playwright (died 1755)
Mary Walcott was one of the "afflicted" girls called as a witness at the Salem witch trials in early 1692-93.
Mary Walcott, American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (died 1719)
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco was an Italian composer, violinist, and cellist.
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (died 1742)
Claude Alexandre, Count of Bonneval, was a French army officer who later went into the service of the Ottoman Empire, eventually converting to Islam and becoming known as Humbaracı…
Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French general (died 1747)
William Somervile or Somerville was an English poet who wrote in many genres and is especially remembered for "The Chace", in which he pioneered an early English georgic.
William Somervile, English poet and author (died 1742)
Paul Dudley, FRS was an American lawyer who served as the Massachusetts Attorney General. He was the son of colonial governor Joseph Dudley and grandson of one of the colony's foun…
Paul Dudley, American lawyer and jurist (died 1751)
Stanisław Lubieniecki was a Polish Socinian theologist, historian, astronomer, and writer. He is the eponym of the lunar crater Lubiniezky.
Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, historian, and theologian (born 1623)
Jacques Marquette, sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and la…
Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (born 1637)
Gaspard Dughet, also known as Gaspard Poussin, was a French painter born in Rome.
Gaspard Dughet, Italian-French painter (born 1613)
Charles Emmanuel II ; 20 June 1634 – 12 June 1675) was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 4 October 1638 until his death in 1675 and under regency of his mother Ch…
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (born 1634)
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, commonly known as Turenne, was a French general and one of only six marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France. The m…
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, French general (born 1611)
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian, and one of the commissioners of the Great Seal during the Interregnum.
Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer and politician (born 1605)
Charles IV was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 until his death in 1675, with a brief interruption in 1634, when he abdicated under French pressure in favor of his younger brother, Nicho…
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (born 1604)
John III Sobieski was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696.
John III Sobieski becomes king of Poland-Lithuania
The szlachta were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was the dominating social class i…
The nobility elect John Sobieski King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
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 is crowned as the first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire at Raigad Fort
The invasion of Martinique in 1674 was an unsuccessful attempt by the Dutch Republic to conquer the Caribbean island of Martinique from France. In spite of overwhelming Dutch super…
A Dutch assault on the French island of Martinique is repulsed against all odds.
Isaac Watts was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. His works …
Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian (died 1748)