Explore 101 historical events from 1680–1689.
Joachim Neander was a German Reformed (Calvinist) Church teacher, theologian and hymnwriter whose most famous hymn is Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation.
Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (born 1650)
Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna was a Swedish politician.
Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician (born 1635)
Louis Moréri was a French priest and encyclopedist. Moreri was the author of Le Grand Dictionaire historique, ou le mélange curieux de l'histoire sacrée et profane. At least 24 edi…
Louis Moréri, French priest and scholar (born 1643)
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court, who reacted against the "spiritual authoritarianism" of the Puritan era.…
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier (born 1647)
Vice-Admiral Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory was an Irish soldier and politician. He was the eldest son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond but predeceased his father and therefo…
Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, Irish admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1634)