Explore 101 historical events from 1680–1689.
King Narai the Great, or Ramathibodi III, was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from…
Narai, Thai king (born 1629)
Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, KG, PC, was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond f…
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1610)
Gaetano Berenstadt was an Italian alto castrato who is best remembered for his association with the composer George Frideric Handel. Berenstadt created roles in three of Handel's o…
Gaetano Berenstadt, Italian actor and singer (died 1734)
Sir Isaac Newton was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and inventor. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolutio…
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
Johann Albrecht Bengel, also known as Bengelius, was a Lutheran pietist clergyman and Greek-language scholar known for his edition of the Greek New Testament and his commentaries o…
Johann Albrecht Bengel, German-Lutheran clergyman and scholar (died 1757)
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 19th Baron de Ros was an English statesman and poet who exerted considerable political power during the reign of Charles II of England.
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b
Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev was a Russian statesman, historian, philosopher, and ethnographer. He is known as the author of a book on Russian history titled The History of Russia, p…
Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician (died 1750)
Antonina Houbraken was an 18th-century Dutch draughtswoman who is known for her many topographical drawings of Dutch sites. She also drew landscapes. She is recorded as a skilled p…
Antonina Houbraken, Dutch illustrator (died 1736)
Count Andrey Ivanovich Ostermann was a German-born Russian statesman who came to prominence under Tsar Peter I of Russia and served until the accession of the Tsesarevna Elizabeth …
Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1747)
Marie-Angélique Memmie Le Blanc was a feral child of 18th century France who was known as The Wild Girl of Champagne, The Maid of Châlons, or The Wild Child of Songy.
Marie-Catherine Homassel Hecquet, French writer (died 1764)
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. It is also the county seat of, and the most populous city in Albany County. Albany is located on the west bank of the Huds…
Albany, New York is formally chartered as a municipality by Governor Thomas Dongan.
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit FRS was a physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker. He was born in Poland to a family of German origin, although he spent much of his life in …
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale (died 1736)
Pietro Paolo Troisi was a Maltese Baroque silversmith, sculptor, medallist, designer, engraver and Master of the Mint. His works include bronze sculptures of his patron António Man…
Pietro Paolo Troisi, Maltese artist (died 1743)
Antoine de Jussieu was a French naturalist, botanist, and physician. The standard author abbreviation Ant.Juss. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanica…
Antoine de Jussieu, French biologist and academic (died 1758)
Philip Livingston was an American merchant, slave trader and politician in colonial New York. The son of Robert Livingston the Elder and elder brother of Robert of Clermont, Philip…
Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (died 1749)
Antonio de Solís y Ribadeneyra was a Spanish dramatist and historian. His work includes drama, poetry, and prose, and he has been considered one of the last great writers of Spanis…
Antonio de Solís y Ribadeneyra, Spanish historian and playwright (born 1610)
Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie was a Swedish statesman and military man. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1647 and came to be the holder of three of the five o…
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Swedish statesman and military man (born 1622)
Otto von Guericke was a German scientist, inventor, mathematician, and physicist. His pioneering scientific work, the development of experimental methods and repeatable demonstrati…
Otto von Guericke, German physicist and inventor of the Magdeburg Hemispheres (born 1602)
Sir William Coventry was an English statesman.
William Coventry, English politician (born 1628)
Simon (Pimen) Fyodorovich Ushakov was a Russian icon painter.
Simon Ushakov, Russian painter and educator (born 1626)
John Fell was an English churchman and influential academic. He served as Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and later concomitantly as Bishop of Oxford.
John Fell, English bishop and academic (born 1625)
John Pearson was an English theologian and scholar. He served with the Cavaliers in the English Civil War, acting as a chaplain to George Goring's forces.
John Pearson, English bishop and scholar (born 1612)
The Battle on Vrtijeljka was fought on the hill of Vrtijeljka near Cetinje between a Venetian irregular force and an advancing Ottoman force on 7 May 1685 at the start of the Morea…
Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces
General James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, Duke of Buccleuch was an English Army officer and courtier. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the …
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, lands at Lyme in Dorset with loyal followers with the intent to depose king James II of E