Events

January–March

January 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will ...

– King

William III of England William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec ...

, who rules Scotland and Ireland as well as being the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, departs from

Margate Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is located on the north coast of Kent and covers an area of long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and W ...

to tend to the affairs of the Netherlands. *

January 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1236 – King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. * 1301 – Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. 1601–1900 * 1761 – The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in I ...

– A fleet of ships carrying 827 Spanish Navy sailors and marines arrives at Manzanillo Bay on the island of

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of C ...

in what is now the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

and joins 700 Spanish cavalry, then proceeds westward to invade the French side of the island in what is now

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

. *

January 15 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Roman emperor, Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. *1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to set ...

– King Louis XIV of France issues an order specifically prohibiting play of games of chance, specifically naming

basset Bassets are a sub-type of scenthound deliberately bred with short legs, that are used for hunting where the hunters accompany the hunting hounds on foot. History Bassets were originally developed in France from where they spread throughout Europe ...

and similar games, on penalty of 1,000 livres for the first offence. *

January 23 Events Pre-1600 * 393 – Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. * 971 – Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao. * 1229 ...

– Spanish colonial administrator

Domingo Terán de los Ríos Domingo Terán de los Ríos served as the first List of Texas Governors and Presidents, governor of Spanish Texas, Texas from 1691 to 1692. He also governed Coahuila, in the modern-day Mexico. Previous service Terán served the Spanish crown ...

, most recently the governor of Sonora y Sinaloa on the east side of the

Gulf of California The Gulf of California (), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Vermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja California peninsula from ...

, is assigned by the Viceroy of New Spain to administer a new province that governs lands on both sides of the

Río Bravo del Norte The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States and in northern M ...

, "Coahuila y Tejas", and effectively becomes the first

Governor of Texas The governor of Texas is the head of state of the U.S. state of Texas. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the government of Texas and is the commander-in-chief of the Texas Military Forces. Established in the Constit ...

. *

February 13 Events Pre-1600 * 962 – Emperor Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I and Pope Pope John XII, John XII co-sign the ''Diploma Ottonianum'', recognizing John as ruler of Rome. *1258 – Siege of Baghdad (1258), Siege of Baghdad: Hulegu Kh ...

– The

Massachusetts Bay Colony The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around Massachusetts Bay, one of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of M ...

issues the first

paper money Paper money, often referred to as a note or a bill (North American English), is a type of negotiable promissory note that is payable to the bearer on demand, making it a form of currency. The main types of paper money are government notes, which ...

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

, in lieu of coins, two months after a December 20 law authorizing the printing. The oldest known specimen, for 20 Massachusetts shillings bears the date "Feb. 3, 1690" based on the British old style calendar in use at the time. *

February 28 Events Pre-1600 *202 BC – Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. * 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic), Fourth Council of Co ...

– An annular

solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season i ...

is visible across the Philippines, North Borneo and eastern Sumatra. *

March 5 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. * 1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Easte ...

–

Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between Kingdom of France, France and the Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg), Grand Alliance. Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial poss ...

: French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers

besiege A siege () . is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault. Siege warfare (also called siegecrafts or poliorcetics) is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characte ...

the Spanish-held town of

Mons Mons commonly refers to: * Mons, Belgium, a city in Belgium * Mons pubis (mons Venus or mons veneris), in mammalian anatomy, the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone * Mons (planetary nomenclature), a sizable extraterrestrial mountain * Batt ...

. *

March 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland. * 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the H ...

– The

Public Security Police Force of Macau The Public Security Police Force (; , abbreviated ) is the non-criminal police department of Macau and a branch of the Macau Security Force. Originally known at first as the Macau Police (), the force went through several name changes before ...

is founded. *

March 17 Events Pre-1600 * 45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. * 180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of ...

– '' The Athenian Mercury'' begins twice-weekly publication by

The Athenian Society The Athenian Society was an organization founded by John Dunton in 1691 to facilitate the writing and publication of his weekly periodical '' The Athenian Mercury''. Though represented as a large panel of experts, the society reached its peak at f ...

in London. *

March 20 Events Pre-1600 *1206 – Michael IV of Constantinople, Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. *1600 – The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden: five Swedish n ...

–

Leisler's Rebellion Leisler's Rebellion was an uprising in late-17th century colonial New York in which German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the southern portion of the colony and ruled it from 1689 to 1691. The uprising too ...

: A new governor arrives in

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

–

Jacob Leisler Jacob Leisler ( – May 16, 1691) was a German-born politician and colonial administrator in the Province of New York. He gained wealth in New Amsterdam (later New York City) in the North American fur trade and tobacco business. In what became k ...

surrenders, after a standoff of several hours. *

March 29 Events Pre-1600 * 1430 – The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice. * 1461 – Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a ...

– The Siege of Mons ends in the city's surrender.

April–June

April 9 Events Pre-1600 * 193 – The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum. * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (''Enkyklikon'') to the bishops of his empire, ...

– A fire at the

Palace of Whitehall The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, ...

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

destroys its Stone Gallery. *

May 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance. * 1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Sp ...

** The

Spanish Inquisition The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition () was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile and lasted until 1834. It began toward the end of ...

condemns and forcibly baptizes 219

Xueta The Xuetes (; singular , also known as and spelled as ) are a social group on the Spanish island of Majorca, in the Mediterranean Sea, who are descendants of Majorcan Jews that either were conversos (forcible converts to Christianity) or were C ...

s in

Palma, Majorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of M ...

. When 37 try to escape the island, they are burned alive at the stake. ** The

Province of New York The Province of New York was a British proprietary colony and later a royal colony on the northeast coast of North America from 1664 to 1783. It extended from Long Island on the Atlantic, up the Hudson River and Mohawk River valleys to ...

establishes the

New York Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the superior court in the Judiciary of New York. It is vested with unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction, although in many counties outside New York City it acts primarily as a court of civil ju ...

as the Supreme Court of Judicature. It is the oldest Supreme Court with general original jurisdiction. *

May 16 Events Pre-1600 * 946 – Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan. * 1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. *13 ...

–

is hanged for

treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state (polity), state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to Coup d'état, overthrow its government, spy ...

. *

June June is the sixth and current month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. Its length is 30 days. June succeeds May and precedes July. This month marks the start of su ...

– The first performance takes place of the semi-opera ''

King Arthur According to legends, King Arthur (; ; ; ) was a king of Great Britain, Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In Wales, Welsh sources, Arthur is portrayed as a le ...

'' with a

libretto A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...

John Dryden John Dryden (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration (En ...

and music by

Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: ; September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas, ''Dido and Aeneas''; and his incidental music to a version o ...

. *

June 23 Events Pre-1600 * 229 – Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu. * 1266 – War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Trapani, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet, capturing all its ships. * 1280 – The Spanish ...

–

Ahmed II Ahmed II (; ; was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695. Early life Ahmed II was born on 25 February 1643 or 1 August 1642, the son of Sultan Ibrahim and Muazzez Sultan. On 21 October 1649, Ahmed, along with his brothers Mehmed ...

(1691–1695) succeeds

Suleiman II Suleiman II may refer to: * Suleiman II of the Ottoman Empire * Suleiman II of Persia * Suleiman II of Rûm * Suleiman II of Cordoba {{hndis ...

(1687–1691), as

Ottoman Emperor The sultans of the Ottoman Empire (), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922. At its height, the Ottoman Empire spa ...

July–September

July 12 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple. * 927 – King Constantine II o ...

Pope Innocent XII Pope Innocent XII (; ; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700. He took a hard stance against nepotism ...

becomes the 242nd

pope The pope is the bishop of Rome and the Head of the Church#Catholic Church, visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the po ...

, succeeding

Pope Alexander VIII Pope Alexander VIII (; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is the most recent pope to take the ...

. **

Williamite War in Ireland The Williamite War in Ireland took place from March 1689 to October 1691. Fought between Jacobitism, Jacobite supporters of James II of England, James II and those of his successor, William III of England, William III, it resulted in a Williamit ...

–

Battle of Aughrim The Battle of Aughrim () was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Army (Kingdom of Ireland), Irish Jacobitism, Jacobite army loyal to James II of England, James II and the forces of Will ...

: Protestant

Williamite A Williamite was a follower of King William III of England (r. 1689–1702) who deposed King James II and VII in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the support of English Whigs. On ...

forces, led by Godert de Ginkell, decisively defeat Jacobites under the Marquis de St Ruth (who is killed). *

August 11 Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and foun ...

– Battle of La Prairie in Canada: An

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

and

Iroquois The Iroquois ( ), also known as the Five Nations, and later as the Six Nations from 1722 onwards; alternatively referred to by the Endonym and exonym, endonym Haudenosaunee ( ; ) are an Iroquoian languages, Iroquoian-speaking Confederation#Ind ...

force come north from

Albany, New York Albany ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Albany is the oldes ...

to attack Montreal, but are repulsed with significant casualties by the

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

and their

First Nations First nations are indigenous settlers or bands. First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to: Indigenous groups *List of Indigenous peoples *First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...

allies. *

August 19 Events Pre-1600 * 295 BC – The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War. *43 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later kno ...

– The

Battle of Slankamen The Battle of Slankamen was fought on 19 August 1691, near Stari Slankamen, Slankamen in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia (modern-day Vojvodina, Serbia), between the Ottoman Empire, and Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg Austrian forces ...

takes place between the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

and the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

and allies at

Syrmia Syrmia (Ekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srem, Срем, separator=" / " or Ijekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srijem, Сријем, label=none, separator=" / ") is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is div ...

(now the

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

n province of

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

), and 25,000 Ottomans are killed, including

Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (" Köprülü Mustafa Pasha the Wise", also known as Gazi Fazıl Mustafa Köprülü (; ) 1637 – 19 August 1691, Slankamen) served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1689 to 1691, when the Empir ...

, the

Grand Vizier Grand vizier (; ; ) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world. It was first held by officials in the later Abbasid Caliphate. It was then held in the Ottoman Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Soko ...

. *

August 23 Events Pre-1600 * 30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Ca ...

– A total

is visible across South America, Central America and Mexico. *

August 27 Events Pre-1600 * 410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. * 1172 – Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England. * 1232 – Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the ...

– In Scotland, King William offers the Highland clans a pardon for their part in the

Jacobite rising of 1689 The Jacobite rising of 1689 was a conflict fought primarily in the Scottish Highlands, whose objective was to put James II of England, James VII back on the throne, following his deposition by the November 1688 Glorious Revolution. Named after ...

if they agree to pledge allegiance to him before New Year's Day. *

September 3 Events Pre-1600 *36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. * 301 – San Marino, one of the ...

– HMS ''Coronation'' and HMS ''Harwich'' are lost in a storm while making for shelter in

Plymouth Sound Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a deep inlet or sound in the English Channel near Plymouth in England. Description Its southwest and southeast corners are Penlee Point in Cornwall and Wembury Point in Devon, a distance of abo ...

with 900 killed. *

September 18 Events Pre-1600 * 96 – Emperor Domitian is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. Nerva is then proclaimed as his successor. * 324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius i ...

–

War of the Grand Alliance The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between Kingdom of France, France and the Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg), Grand Alliance. Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial poss ...

: English and Dutch forces are defeated by the French in the

Battle of Leuze The Battle of Leuze was a minor Cavalry engagement of the Nine Years' War that took place on 18 September 1691 between a detachment of French and a superior Allied force. Marshal Luxembourg had been informed that William III of Orange had left ...

October–December

October 3 Events Pre-1600 * 2457 BC – Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day. * 52 BC – Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius ...

– The

Treaty of Limerick The Treaty of Limerick (), signed on 3 October 1691, ended the Williamite War in Ireland, a conflict related to the Nine Years' War (1688–1697). It consisted of two separate agreements, one with military terms of surrender, signed by commander ...

, ending the

and guaranteeing civil rights to

Roman Catholics The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

, is signed. The

Flight of the Wild Geese The Flight of the Wild Geese was the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on 3 October 1691, following the end of the Williamite War in Ireland ...

follows. *

October 17 Events Pre-1600 * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China. * 1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. * 1346 – The English capture King D ...

(October 7 O.S.) – In

New England New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...

, the two separate colonies of

and

Plymouth Colony Plymouth Colony (sometimes spelled Plimouth) was the first permanent English colony in New England from 1620 and the third permanent English colony in America, after Newfoundland and the Jamestown Colony. It was settled by the passengers on t ...

are united into a single entity by an act of the King and Queen of England. *

November 26 Events Pre-1600 * 783 – The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her nephew from retaking the throne from Mauregatus. * 1161 – Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dy ...

– In

Limerick Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...

, "A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to the Almighty God for the Preservation of Their Majesties, the Success of Their Forces in the reducing of Ireland, and for His Majesties Safe Return" is celebrated in all Anglican churches in Britain and Ireland by order of Archbishop Tillotson. *

December 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1060 – Béla I is crowned king of Hungary. * 1240 – Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan. *1492 – After exploring the island of Cuba (which he h ...

– During the

Morean War The Morean war (), also known as the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War, was fought between 1684–1699 as part of the wider conflict known as the "Great Turkish War", between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. Military operations ranged ...

, Captain Luca Dalla Rocca of Naples betrays Venice by surrendering the fortress of

Gramvousa Gramvousa, also Grampousa (, further names include ''Akra'', ''Cavo Buso'', ''Cavo Bouza'', ''Garabusa'' and ''Grabusa''), refers to two small uninhabited islands off the coast of a peninsula also known Gramvousa Peninsula (Greek: ''Χερσό� ...

, on the island of

Crete Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...

to the Ottoman Turks, in return for a large amount of money and sanctuary in Istanbul. *

December 22 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69 – Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor of Rome; his predecessor, Vitellius, attempts to abdicate but is captured and killed at the Gemonian stairs. * 401 – Pope Innocent I is elected, the only pope to succeed h ...

–

Patrick Sarsfield Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan ( 1655 – 21 August 1693) was an Irish army officer. Killed at Battle of Landen, Landen in 1693 while serving in the French Royal Army, he is now best remembered as an Irish patriot and military hero. Born ...

and 19,000 troops of the Irish Army who had been supporters of the Jacobite Rebellion leave the country and relocate to France.

Date unknown

HMNB Devonport His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Roya ...

, currently one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy and the largest naval base in Western Europe, opens. *

Michel Rolle Michel Rolle (21 April 1652 – 8 November 1719) was a French mathematician. He is best known for Rolle's theorem (1691). He is also the co-inventor in Europe of Gaussian elimination (1690). Life Rolle was born in Ambert, Basse-Auvergne. Ro ...

invents

Rolle's theorem In calculus, Rolle's theorem or Rolle's lemma essentially states that any real-valued differentiable function that attains equal values at two distinct points must have at least one point, somewhere between them, at which the slope of the tangen ...

, which states that any real-valued

differentiable function In mathematics, a differentiable function of one real variable is a function whose derivative exists at each point in its domain. In other words, the graph of a differentiable function has a non- vertical tangent line at each interior point in ...

that attains equal values at two distinct points must have at least one

stationary point In mathematics, particularly in calculus, a stationary point of a differentiable function of one variable is a point on the graph of a function, graph of the function where the function's derivative is zero. Informally, it is a point where the ...

somewhere between them. * The

Khalkha The Khalkha (; ) have been the largest subgroup of the Mongols in modern Mongolia since the 15th century. The Khalkha, together with Chahars, Ordos Mongols, Ordos and Tumed, were directly ruled by Borjigin khans until the 20th century. In cont ...

submit to the

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic peoples, Tungusic East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority in China and the people from wh ...

invaders, bringing most of modern-day

Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...

under the rule of the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

. *

Nimavar school Nimavar school () is a historical school in Isfahan, Iran. It's located in Nimavar Bazaar A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central Asia, N ...

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

is built and opens in this era of Suleiman I. * The textile factory '' Barnängens manufaktur'' is founded in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

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. * The

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with the aim of suppressing

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s and prostitution in particular.

Births

January–March

* January 8 – George Charles of Hesse-Kassel, Prince of Hesse-Kassel and Prussian general (d. 1755) * January 16 – Peter Scheemakers, Flemish sculptor (d. 1781) * January 18 – William Finch (diplomat), William Finch, British diplomat (d. 1766) * January 19 – Reinier Boitet, Delft publisher and writer (d. 1750) * January 25 – John Folliot (British Army officer, died 1762), John Folliot, officer of the British Army (d. 1762) * January 27 – Christian Ulrich II, Duke of Württemberg-Wilhelminenort (d. 1734) * February 3 – George Lillo, British writer (d. 1739) * February 4 – Louis-Basile de Bernage, French jurist (d. 1767) * February 6 – Francisco Cajigal de la Vega, Spanish general and Viceroy (d. 1777) * February 8 – John Adams Sr., British colonial farmer, minister, father of the U.S. president, John Adams (d. 1761) * February 10 – Samuel Wesley (the Younger), Samuel Wesley, English poet and cleric (d. 1739) * February 17 – Julius Valentyn Stein van Gollenesse, Governor of Zeylan (d. 1755) * February 27 – Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) * March 1 – Conrad Beissel, German-American religious leader (d. 1768) * March 4 – Pierre-Herman Dosquet, Catholic bishop (d. 1777) * March 7 – Francesco Alborea, Italian composer and cellist (d. 1739) * March 12 – Dionisia de Santa María Mitas Talangpaz, Filipino saint (d. 1732) * March 16 – Michel Baudouin, Canadian missionary (d. 1768) *

– Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1743) * March 22 – Philipp von Stosch, Prussian antiquarian (d. 1757) * March 28 – Charles Emil Lewenhaupt, Swedish general (d. 1743) * March 30 – Charles Hamilton, Count of Arran, English collector of manuscripts (d. 1754) * March 31 – Franz Hunolt, German preacher (d. 1746)

April–June

* April 2 – Christian Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode, Count (d. 1771) * April 5 ** Franz Joseph Spiegler, German painter (d. 1757) ** Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (d. 1768) * April 6 – Johann Heinrich Zopf, German historian (d. 1774) * April 8 – John Bampfylde (1691–1750), John Bampfylde, British politician (d. 1750) *

** Paul Egell, German sculptor and plasterer (d. 1752) ** Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar and schoolmaster (d. 1761) * April 13 ** Joseph-Charles Roettiers, French engraver and medallist (d. 1779) ** Johann Friedrich Weidler, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1755) * April 23 – René Hérault, French police chief (d. 1740) * April 30 – Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine, Scottish peer and politician (d. 1761) * May 1 – Kasimir Wedig von Bonin, German military personnel (d. 1752) * May 23 – Giuseppe Orsoni, Italian artist, 1691–1755 (d. 1755) * May 25 – Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja, Portuguese prince of the second House of Braganza (d. 1742) * May 27 – James Alexander (lawyer), James Alexander, American lawyer in colonial New York (d. 1756) * June 2 – Nicolau Nasoni, Italian architect (d. 1773) * June 4 – Daniel Horsmanden, American judge (d. 1778) * June 8 – James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury, English Earl (d. 1728) * June 14 – Jan Francisci, Slovak organist and composer (d. 1758) * June 17 ** George August, Count of Erbach-Schönberg, German noble (d. 1758) ** Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) * June 20 – Pietro Antonio Magatti, Italian painter (d. 1767) *

– John Thomas (bishop of Salisbury), John Thomas, English bishop of Lincoln and bishop of Salisbury (d. 1766)

July–September

* July 17 – Peder von Todderud, Danish autobiographer (d. 1772) * July 24 – Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton, British politician (d. 1759) * July 26 – Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet, British politician (d. 1756) * July 31 – Bartolomé Rull, Spanish bishop (d. 1769) * August 5 – Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin, French priest and scholar (d. 1744) * August 8 – Christina Beata Dagström, Swedish baroness and glass works owner (d. 1754) * August 21 – Anne Coventry, Countess of Coventry (1691–1788), Anne Coventry, Countess of Coventry, English plaintiff in a marriage settlement case (d. 1788) * August 25 – Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect, mathematician (d. 1737) * August 28 – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress consort (d. 1750) * August 29 – Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (d. 1781) * August 30 – Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly, French philosopher (d. 1750) * September 1 – James Burrough (architect), James Burrough, English academic and architect (d. 1764) *

** Ana Maria de Lorena, 1st Duchess of Abrantes, Portuguese noblewoman (d. 1761) ** Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin, French noblewoman, courtier and duelist (d. 1729) ** Antoine-Alexis Perier de Salvert, French naval officer (d. 1757) * September 20 – Giovanni Francesco Crivelli, Italian mathematician and priest (d. 1743) * September 22 – Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis of Vaudreuil, French Navy officer (d. 1763)

October–December

* October 1 – Arthur Onslow, Speaker of the British House of Commons (d. 1768) * October 6 – Sir Edward Turner, 1st Baronet, British Baronet (d. 1735) * October 11 – John Leland (Presbyterian), John Leland, English Presbyterian minister (d. 1766) * October 14 – John Lovewell, Nashua, New Hampshire hero (d. 1725) * October 18 – Kaspar Ernst von Schultze, German military personnel (d. 1757) * October 20 – Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia, Tsarevna of Russia (d. 1733) * October 27 – Jacob Severin, Dano-Norwegian merchant (d. 1753) * November 4 ** William Bulkeley (diarist), William Bulkeley, sheriff and diarist from Anglesey (d. 1760) ** Dudley Ryder (judge), Dudley Ryder, British politician and judge (d. 1756) * November 9 – Antonio Francesco Gori, Italian antiquarian (d. 1757) * November 10 – Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, German duke (d. 1741) * November 11 – Peregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds, British peer (d. 1731) * November 14 ** James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres, Governor of Jamaica (d. 1768) ** Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers, British peer (d. 1745) * November 18 – Mårten Triewald, merchant and technician, one of the founders of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (d. 1747) * November 19 – William Fraser, of Fraserfield, politician (d. 1727) * November 21 – Domingo José Claros Pérez de Guzmán, 13th Duke of Medina Sidonia, noble (d. 1739) * November 27 – Josef Antonín Plánický, Czech composer, choirmaster and singer (d. 1732) * December 10 – Cornelis Pronk, Dutch painter (d. 1759) * December 18 – Gaston-Laurent Coeurdoux, French Indianist and missionary (d. 1779) * December 30 – Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch, German Dutch composer and organist (d. 1765)

Deaths

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January–March

* January 10 – Wolf Caspar von Klengel, German builder, architect and officer (b. 1630) * January 13 – George Fox, English founder of the Society of Friends (b. 1624) * January 17 – Richard Lower (physician), Richard Lower, English physician (b. 1631) * January 19 – Giacinto Brandi, Italian painter (b. 1621) * January 22 – Edward Master, English politician (b. 1610) *

– William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (b. 1649) * January 24 – James Bishop (colonial administrator), James Bishop, English-born 23rd Deputy Governor of Connecticut (b. 1625) * January 25 – Anthonie Hals, painter from the Northern Netherlands (b. 1621) * January 28 – John Ashton (Jacobite), John Ashton, English courtier and Jacobite conspirator (b. 1653) * January 29 – Asai Ryōi, Buddhist priest and writer (b. 1612) * February 1 –

, pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691 (b. 1610) * February 4 – Paul Amman, German botanist and physician (b. 1634) * February 7 – Nguyễn Phúc Trăn, Vietnamese ruler (b. 1650) * February 8 – Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1611) * February 12 – Brother Lawrence, French Christian monk (b. 1614) * February 19 – Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1635) * February 20 – Juan Francisco de la Cerda, 8th Duke of Medinaceli, Spanish politician (b. 1637) * February 21 ** Hans Willem van Aylva, Dutch soldier (b. 1633) ** Antonio Bichi, Catholic cardinal (b. 1614) * February 22 – Juan del Vado, Spanish composer (b. 1625) * February 25 – Antonio de Benavides y Bazán, Roman Catholic patriarch (b. 1610) * February 27 – Luo Wenzao, First Chinese bishop (b. 1615) *

** Joseph Moxon, British hydrographer (b. 1627) ** Mathias Spieler, Swedish architect (b. 1640) * March 1 – Sultan Bahu, Punjabi Sufi mystic, poet and scholar (b. 1630) *

– Jean-Jacques Renouard de Villayer, French postal pioneer (b. 1607) * March 8 – Gabriel Souart, Canadian priest (b. 1611) * March 11 – Giulio Spinola, Italian cardinal (b. 1612) * March 15 – Anna Salome of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, Abbess of Thorn Abbey, later abbess of Essen Abbey (b. 1628) *

– Thomas Wynne, English personal physician of William Penn (b. 1627) * March 19 – Nicholas De Mayer, Dutch politician (b. 1635) *

– Nicolas Talon, French Jesuit (b. 1605)

April–June

* April 3 ** Antoine Philibert Albert Bailly, Italian bishop of Aosta (b. 1605) ** Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1607) * April 6 – Peyton Ventris, English politician (b. 1645) * April 13 – Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata, Spanish military personnel (b. 1626) * April 15 – Joachim Feller, German academic (b. 1638) * April 20 – Raimondo Capizucchi, Italian cardinal (b. 1616) * April 21 ** Henry Herbert, 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury, English peer (b. 1640) ** George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk, British Earl (b. 1625) ** Ralph Knight, English soldier and politician (b. 1610) * April 23 – Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, French harpsichordist and composer (b. 1629) * April 27 – Lorenzo Crasso, Italian literary studies scholar and advocate (b. 1623) * April 30 – Kirill Naryshkin, maternal grandfather of Peter the Great (b. 1623) * May 5 – Thomas Lamplugh, Archbishop of York, Bishop of Exeter, Dean of Rochester (b. 1615) *

– Caterina Tarongí, Mallorcan Jewess burned alive by the Inquisition (b. 1646) * May 10 – John Birch (Roundhead), John Birch, British politician (b. 1615) * May 13 – William Faithorne, English artist and engraver (b. 1616) *

** John Alford (died 1691), John Alford, English politician (b. 1645) **

, Leader of the Leisler Rebellion, de facto governor of New York (b. 1640) ** Jacob Milborne, American clerk living in the Province of New York who was an ally (b. 1648) * May 18 – Sir William Talbot, 3rd Baronet, Irish judge and baronet (b. 1640) * May 23 – Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622) * May 27 – Pierre Allemand, Canadian ships pilot, explorer, and fur-trader (b. 1662) * May 29 – Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629) * June 7 – William Jephson (died 1691), William Jephson, English Member of Parliament (b. 1640) * June 9 ** Lavater brothers, Swiss physician (b. 1611) ** Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, Scottish judge (b. 1620) * June 15 – Henry Pollexfen, English politician (b. 1632) * June 22 – Suleiman II of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691 (b. 1642) *

– Sir William Gardiner, 1st Baronet, Member of the Parliament of England (b. 1628) * June 26 ** Anne Chamberlyne, English sailor (b. 1667) ** John Flavel, English Presbyterian clergyman (b. 1627)

July–September

* July 3 – Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, Italian opera singer and composer (b. 1614) * July 10 – Giacinto Platania, Italian painter (b. 1612) *

** John Hamilton (Jacobite), John Hamilton, Irish military officer of Scottish descent (b. 1650) ** Marquis de St Ruth, French (killed at the Battle of Aughrim) (b. 1650) ** Charles Chalmot de Saint-Ruhe, French general (b. 1650) * July 16 – François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Secretary of State for War under Louis XIV (b. 1641) * July 18 – Sir John Bowyer, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1653) * July 20 – Jacques Frémin, French missionary (b. 1626) * July 23 – Paul Barillon, French diplomat (b. 1630) * July 26 – Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle, English politician (b. 1630) * July 30 – Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (b. 1639) * August 1 – Marie de Hautefort, French noble (b. 1616) * August 2 – Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. 1646) * August 6 ** João Ferreira de Almeida, pastor (b. 1628) ** Mary Sackville, Countess of Dorset (1669–1691), Mary Sackville, Countess of Dorset, English countess (b. 1669) * August 7 ** Livio Mehus, Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver (b. 1630) ** Philip Skippon (1641–1691), Philip Skippon, English politician and naturalist (b. 1641) * August 8 – François Verwilt, Dutch Golden Age painter (b. 1620) *

– Nicolaes van Verendael, Flemish painter (b. 1640) * August 14 – Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel, Irish rebel (b. 1630) * August 18 – François d'Alesso d'Éragny, French soldier, governor general of the French Antilles (b. 1643) *

, Ottoman Grand Vizier (b. 1637) ** Adam Zrinski, Croatian count and military officer (b. 1662) * August 22 – Sir Ralph Delaval, 1st Baronet, English landowner and politician (b. 1622) * August 25 – Philippe Charles d'Arenberg, Duke of Arenberg (b. 1663) *

– Sir Thomas Norton, 1st Baronet, Member of the Parliament of England (b. 1615) * September 6 – William Pulteney (1624–1691), William Pulteney, Member of Parliament (b. 1624) * September 9 – Kumazawa Banzan, Japanese philosopher (b. 1619) * September 10 – Edward Pococke, English orientalist and biblical scholar (b. 1604) * September 12 – John George III, Elector of Saxony from 1680 to 1691 (b. 1647) * September 14 – William Hussey (English diplomat), William Hussey, English ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (b. 1642) * September 15 – Adam Loftus, 1st Viscount Lisburne, Irish noble (b. 1647) *

** Charles Fane, 3rd Earl of Westmorland, Member of Parliament and House of Lords (b. 1635) ** Giovanni Francesco Ginetti, nephew of Cardinal Marzio Ginetti (b. 1626) * September 19 – Sir Henry Piers, 1st Baronet, Anglo-Irish landowner, soldier, Member of Parliament, Sheriff and antiquarian (b. 1629) * September 28 – Johannes Fatio, Swiss surgeon (b. 1649) * September 29 – Johannes Wolfgang von Bodman, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1651) * September 30 – Catharina Hooft, wife of Cornelis de Graeff (b. 1618)

October–December

* October 4 ** Louis Abelly, Catholic bishop (b. 1604) ** Federico Baldeschi Colonna, Italian Catholic Cardinal (b. 1625) ** Francisco de Figueroa (bishop), Francisco de Figueroa, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tropea (b. 1634) * October 5 – Paul Mignard, French painter and printmaker (b. 1639) * October 8 – Thomas Barlow (bishop), Thomas Barlow, English academic and clergyman, Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford and Bishop of Lincoln (b. 1607) * October 9 – William Sacheverell, English politician (b. 1638) * October 10 ** Isaac de Benserade, French writer (b. 1613) ** Nicholas Gassaway, Colonel, Maryland Provincial Forces (b. 1634) * October 11 – Israel Silvestre, French topographical etcher (b. 1621) * October 18 – Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, German noble (b. 1615) * October 21 – Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston, Scottish Royalist (b. 1620) * October 25 – George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth, English naval commander (b. 1647) * October 30 ** Hermann of Baden-Baden, Imperial field marshal and president of the Hofkriegsrat (b. 1628) ** Henry Maurice (theologian), Henry Maurice, Welsh priest (b. 1647) * November 7 – Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt, Dutch Golden Age painter (b. 1640) * November 14 – Tosa Mitsuoki, Japanese painter (b. 1617) * November 15 – Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch landscape painter (b. 1620) * November 18 – Sir John Brookes, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament (b. 1635) * December – Louis de Vanens, French alchemist and poisoner (b. 1647) * December 1 ** Thomas Brand (minister), Thomas Brand, English minister (b. 1635) ** Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin, French noble (b. 1640) * December 8 ** Richard Baxter, English Puritan church leader, poet, and hymn-writer (b. 1615) ** Michel Le Clerc, French lawyer, dramatist and playwright (b. 1622) * December 15 – Hendrik van Rheede, Dutch botanist (b. 1637) * December 23 – Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, Anglo-Irish scientist (b. 1615) * December 31 ** Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor (b. 1627) ** Dudley North (economist), Dudley North, English economist, merchant and politician (b. 1641) * ''date unknown'' ** Bárbara Coronel, Spanish stage actress (b. 1632) ** Mariyam Kaba'afa'anu Rani Kilege, queen mother and regent of the Maldives * ''probable'' – Elizabeth Polwheele, English playwright (b. c. 1651)

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