Explore 205 historical events from 1680–1689.
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz was a Spanish Catholic scholastic philosopher, ecclesiastic, mathematician, polyglot, and writer. He is believed to be a great-grandson of Jan Popel y Lob…
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher (born 1606)
Sir Thomas Browne was an English polymath and author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including science, medicine, religion and the esoteric. His wr…
Thomas Browne, English physician and author (born 1605)
Hedvig Sophia Augusta of Sweden, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, was the eldest child of Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark. She was heiress presumptive to the Swedis…
Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (died 1708)
Vitus Jonassen Bering, also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish-born Russian cartographer, explorer, and officer in the Russian Navy. He is known as a leader of two Russi…
Vitus Bering, Danish-born Russian explorer (died 1741)
Carl Heinrich Biber was a late Baroque violinist and composer.
Carl Heinrich Biber, Austrian violinist and composer (died 1749)
Johann Gottlieb Heineccius was a German jurist from Eisenberg, Thuringia.
Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (died 1741)
Johann Mattheson was a German composer, critic, lexicographer and music theorist. His writings on the late Baroque and early Classical period were highly influential, specifically,…
Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat (died 1764)
Giulia Elisabetta Lama was an Italian painter active in Venice during the late Baroque period. Her dark, intense style contrasted with the dominant pastel tones of the era. She was…
Giulia Lama, Italian painter (died 1747)
Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer. He is known as one of the most distinguished poets and writ…
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1600)
Cornelis Saftleven was a Dutch painter who worked in a great variety of genres. Known in particular for his rural genre scenes, his range of subjects was very wide and included por…
Cornelis Saftleven, Dutch genre painter (born 1607)
William Lilly was a seventeenth century English astrologer. He is described as having been a genius at something "that modern mainstream opinion has since decided cannot be done at…
William Lilly, English astrologer (born 1602)
Oliver Plunkett, also spelled Plunket Irish: Oilibhéar Pluincéid; 1 November 1625 – 1 July 1681), was the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and the last vict…
Oliver Plunkett, Irish archbishop and saint (born 1629)
Urian Oakes was an English-born American Congregational minister and educator who served as the fourth president of Harvard College from 1675 to 1681.
Urian Oakes, English-American minister and educator (born 1631)
In the United States, members of the Delano family include U.S. presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant and Calvin Coolidge, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, and writer La…
Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (born 1602)
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680, also known as Popé's Rebellion or Po'pay's Rebellion, was an uprising of most of the Indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonists in the provin…
The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
The Pueblo peoples or Puebloans are Native Americans in the Southwestern United States who share common agricultural, material, and religious practices. Among the currently inhabit…
Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.
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)
Barthold Heinrich Brockes was a German poet.
Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (died 1747)
John Abernethy was an Irish Presbyterian minister and church leader.
John Abernethy, Irish minister (died 1740)
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)