Explore 160 historical events from 1680–1689.
Jean-Baptiste Stuck was an Italian-French composer and cellist of the Baroque era.
Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French cellist and composer (died 1755)
Ebenezer Erskine was a Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church.
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (died 1754)
Kateri Tekakwitha, given the name Tekakwitha (Tekaouïta, baptized as Catherine, known as Lily of the Mohawks and Protectress of Canada, also as Geneviève of New France/ Geneviève o…
Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (born 1656)
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)
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)
John Eudes, CIM was a French Catholic priest and the founder of both the Order of Our Lady of Charity in 1641 and Congregation of Jesus and Mary, also known as the Eudists, in 1643…
Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (born 1601)
William Bedloe was an English fraudster and Popish Plot informer.
William Bedloe, English spy (born 1650)
Johann George II was the Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.
John George II, Elector of Saxony (born 1613)
Thomas Allen Blood was an Anglo-Irish army officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. Describ…
Thomas Blood, Irish colonel (born 1618)
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)
Ferdinand Bol was a Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman. Although his surviving work is rare, it displays Rembrandt's influence; like his master, Bol favoured historical subjects, …
Ferdinand Bol, Dutch painter and etcher (born 1616)
Count Per Brahe the Younger was a Swedish soldier, statesman, and writer. He served as Privy Councillor from 1630, Lord High Steward from 1640, as well as Governor-General of Finla…
Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of Sweden (born 1602)
Henry Marten was a Member of Parliament from Oxford, who sat in the English House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1653. An ardent republican, he was jailed by Parliame…
Henry Marten, English lawyer and politician (born 1602)
Kotohito (Japanese: 政仁; IPA: [ko̞to̞çito̞]; 29 June 1596 – 11 September 1680, posthumously honored as Emperor Go-Mizunoo , was the 108th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditio…
Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (born 1596)