Explore 160 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…
King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutt
The Invitation to William was a letter sent by seven Englishmen, later referred to as "the Immortal Seven", to stadtholder William III, Prince of Orange, dated 30 June 1688. In Eng…
The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gr…
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James Francis Edward Stuart, also known as the Old Pretender, was the senior House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1…
James Francis Edward Stuart, claimant to the English and Scottish throne (died 1766)
Abu l-Hasan Ali I, commonly referred to as Ali I Bey ) was the second leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1735 to 1756.
Abu l-Hasan Ali I, ruler of Tunisia (died 1756)
Giuseppe Castiglione S.J., was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three Qing emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng …
Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary and painter (died 1766)
Frederick William I, known as the Soldier King, was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuchâtel.
Frederick William I of Prussia (died 1740)
Antoine Furetière was a French scholar, writer, and lexicographer, known best for his satirical novel Le Roman bourgeois, and also his famous Dictionnaire universel. The Académie F…
Antoine Furetière, French scholar, lexicographer, and author (born 1619)
Ralph Cudworth was an English Anglican clergyman, Christian Hebraist, classicist, theologian and philosopher, and a leading figure among the Cambridge Platonists who became 11th Re…
Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher and academic (born 1617)
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)
Princess Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy, nicknamed La Savoyana, was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip V. She acted as regent during her husband's absence from 1702 until 17…
Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen consort of Spain (died 1714)
Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner and, later, the lieutenant governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he and those under his command raided…
Henry Morgan, Welsh admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (born 1635)
John Bunyan was an English writer and nonconformist preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, which also became an influential…
John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (born 1628)
Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet was an English banker, goldsmith and Lord Mayor of London.
Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (born 1631)
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.
The Second Battle of Mohács, also known as the Battle of Harsány Mountain, was fought on 12 August 1687 between the forces of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV, commanded by the Grand Vizie…
Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.
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)
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
Henry More was an English philosopher, Anglican priest, theologian, and poet, associated with the Cambridge Platonists. He sought to reconcile Platonism with Christian theology and…
Henry More, English priest and philosopher (born 1614)
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)
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)