Explore 205 historical events from 1680–1689.
The Toleration Act 1688, also referred to as the Act of Toleration or the Toleration Act 1689, was an act of the Parliament of England. Passed in the aftermath of the Glorious Revo…
The Act of Toleration became law, granting freedom of worship to English nonconformists under certain circumstances, but
The Jacobite rising of 1689, c. March 1689 to February 1692, took place primarily in the Scottish Highlands. Its purpose was to restore James VII to the throne, following his depos…
First Jacobite rising: Scottish and Irish Jacobites defeated Williamite forces at Killiecrankie, Scotland.
The Beaver Wars, also known as the Iroquois Wars or the French and Iroquois Wars, were a series of conflicts fought intermittently during the 17th century in North America througho…
Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors…
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gr…
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Abu l-Hasan Ali I, commonly referred to as Ali I Bey ) was the second leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1735 to 1756.
Abu l-Hasan Ali I, ruler of Tunisia (died 1756)
Giuseppe Castiglione S.J., was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three Qing emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng …
Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary and painter (died 1766)
Frederick William I, known as the Soldier King, was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuchâtel.
Frederick William I of Prussia (died 1740)
King Narai the Great, or Ramathibodi III, was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from…
King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutt
The Invitation to William was a letter sent by seven Englishmen, later referred to as "the Immortal Seven", to stadtholder William III, Prince of Orange, dated 30 June 1688. In Eng…
The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was the deposition of King James II in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, James's nephew William III of Orange. T…
The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious…
James Francis Edward Stuart, also known as the Old Pretender, was the senior House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1…
James Francis Edward Stuart, claimant to the English and Scottish throne (died 1766)
Princess Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy, nicknamed La Savoyana, was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip V. She acted as regent during her husband's absence from 1702 until 17…
Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen consort of Spain (died 1714)
Domenico Zipoli (1688–1726) was an Italian composer from the Baroque period who worked in Córdoba, in the Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire. He became a Jesuit in order to work i…
Domenico Zipoli, Italian missionary and composer (died 1726)
William Cheselden was an English surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery, who was influential in establishing surgery as a scientific medical profession. Via the medical mission…
William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (died 1752)
Antoine Furetière was a French scholar, writer, and lexicographer, known best for his satirical novel Le Roman bourgeois, and also his famous Dictionnaire universel. The Académie F…
Antoine Furetière, French scholar, lexicographer, and author (born 1619)
Ralph Cudworth was an English Anglican clergyman, Christian Hebraist, classicist, theologian and philosopher, and a leading figure among the Cambridge Platonists who became 11th Re…
Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher and academic (born 1617)
King Narai the Great, or Ramathibodi III, was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from…
Narai, Thai king (born 1629)
Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, KG, PC, was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond f…
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1610)
Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner and, later, the lieutenant governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he and those under his command raided…
Henry Morgan, Welsh admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (born 1635)
John Bunyan was an English writer and nonconformist preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, which also became an influential…
John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (born 1628)
Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet was an English banker, goldsmith and Lord Mayor of London.
Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (born 1631)
Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle was an English Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who sat in the House of Commons from 1667 to 1670 when he inherited his …
Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (born 1652)
Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, also known simply as Charles Dufresne, was a French philologist and historian of the Middle Ages and Byzantium.
Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (born 1610)
Sir Isaac Newton was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and inventor. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolutio…
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.