1603
| 1603 • The earliest of eight companies that would eventually merge to form the Kikkoman Corporation, the ubiquitous producers of soy sauce, is founded in Japan. |
1658
Age: 55y
birth of childJohann Valentin Lauck 1 Source ⇓ |
1683
Jul 20
Age: 80y
| 1683 • Battle of Vienna: The Ottoman siege of the city is broken with the arrival of a force of 70,000 Polish, Austrians and Germans under Polish-Lithuanian king Jan III Sobieski, whose cavalry turns their flank (considered to be the turning point in the Ottoman Empire's fortunes). |
1683
Jul 22
| 1683 • The Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II of England is discovered. |