Explore 115 historical events from 1690–1699.
Adrien Auzout French pronunciation: [ozu.(t‿)] was a French astronomer.
Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (born 1622)
Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, Count of Sølvesborg was a Dutch naval officer who served as lieutenant-admiral general in the Dutch Navy, and briefly as a general admiral in the Royal…
Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (born 1629)
Charles Chalmot de Saint-Ruhe was a French cavalry officer, serving in the armies of Louis XIV.
Marquis de St Ruth, French general
Daniel Georg Morhof was a German writer and scholar.
Daniel Georg Morhof, German scholar and academic (born 1639)
François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois was the French Secretary of State for War during a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. He is commonly referred to as "Louvois…
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1641)
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish politician, courtier and soldier.
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, Irish soldier and politician (born 1630)
Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1689 to 1691, when the Empire was engaged in a war against the Holy League countries in the Gr…
Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1637)
A Williamite was a follower of King William III who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the suppor…
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.
William III and II, also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch …
King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II
The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamit…
War of the Grand Alliance: Marshal de Luxembourg triumphs over an Anglo-Dutch army at the battle of Fleurus.
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…
Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).
The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamit…
Nine Years' War: French naval forces led by Anne Hilarion de Tourville fresh from their victory at Beachy Head sail…
Job Charnock was an English administrator with the East India Company. He is widely regarded by historians as the founder of the city of Calcutta (Kolkata); however, this view was …
Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of…
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1…
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1763)
Giovanni Antonio Giay was an Italian composer. His compositional output includes 15 operas, 5 symphonies, and a significant amount of sacred music.
Giovanni Antonio Giay, Italian composer (died 1764)
John Eliot was a Puritan missionary to Native Americans who some called "the apostle to the Indians", and the founder of Roxbury Latin School in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 164…
John Eliot, English-American minister and missionary (born 1604)
Giovanni Legrenzi was an Italian composer of opera, vocal and instrumental music, and organist, of the Baroque era. He was one of the most prominent composers in Venice in the late…
Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian organist and composer (born 1626)
A Williamite was a follower of King William III who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the suppor…
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda, marking a turning point in the…
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, and artist. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output. He was an i…
David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (born 1610)