Explore 86 historical events from 1670–1679.
Giovanni Battista Riccioli was an Italian astronomer and a Catholic priest in the Jesuit order. He is known, among other things, for his experiments with pendulums and with falling…
Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (born 1598)
Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North Amer
Dover is a town, major ferry port and civil parish in Kent, England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at 33 kilometres (21 mi) …
In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force Engla
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans, KG was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England by his mistress Nell Gwyn.
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (died 1726)
Augustus II the Strong, was Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his deat…
Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (died 1733)
Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg was Duchess of Parma from 1696 to 1727 by marriage to Francesco, Duke of Parma. She served as Regent of the Duchy of Parma for her grandson Charles of Sp…
Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, countess palatine (died 1748)
Giovanni Bononcini was an Italian Baroque composer, cellist, singer and teacher, one of a family of string players and composers. He was a rival to George Frederic Handel.
Giovanni Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (died 1747)
Richard Leveridge was an English bass singer of the London stage and a composer of baroque music, including many popular songs.
Richard Leveridge, English singer-songwriter (died 1758)
Niccolò Zucchi was an Italian Jesuit, astronomer, and physicist.
Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (born 1586)
Ferdinando II de' Medici was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670. He was the eldest son of Cosimo II de' Medici and Maria Maddalena of Austria. Remembered by his contemporaries…
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1610)
John Davenport was an English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the American colony of New Haven.
John Davenport, English minister, co-founded the New Haven Colony (born 1597)
Henrietta of England was the youngest child of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France. She was Duchess of Orléans through her marriage to Philippe I, Duke of Orléa…
Henrietta of England (born 1644)
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous exampl…
A royal charter granted the Hudson's Bay Company a monopoly in the fur trade in Rupert's Land (present-day Canada)
Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic a