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Years:
1669
1670
1671
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1672
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1673
1674
1675
Decades
:
1640s
1650s
1660s
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1670s
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1680s
1690s
1700s
Centuries
:
16th century
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17th century
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18th century
Events
England
,
France
,
Munster
and
Cologne
invade the
United Provinces
, therefore this name is know as ´het
rampjaar
´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands.
March 15
-
Charles II of England
issues the
Royal Declaration of Indulgence
.
June 28
-
William III of Orange
appointed
Stadtholder
of
Holland
,
Zeeland
and
Utrecht
.
Births
May 1
-
Joseph Addison
, English politician and writer (d.
1719
)
June 9
-
Peter
, Emperor of
Russia
June 11
-
Francesco Antonio Bonporti
, Italian priest and composer (d.
1749
)
Ludovico Antonio Muratori
, Italian historian and scholar
Deaths
November 6
-
Heinrich Schütz
, composer
Denis Gaultier
- French lutenist and composer.
Simon Dezhnev
- Russian Cossack navigator.
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