1655
Sep 29
| 1655 • Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege. |
1687
Jun 9
Age: 31y
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| 1687 • Battle of Mohács: imperial army under Charles V, Duke of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Turks and enables Austria to conquer most of Ottoman-occupied Hungary. |
1692
May 17
Age: 36y
| 1692 • In Barbados, a slave revolt is crushed. |
1692
May 17
Age: 36y
| 1692 • The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony, with the charging of 3 women with witchcraft. |
1718
Age: 62y
| 1718 • The Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Great Britain and Dutch Republic join the Kingdom of France in formally declaring war on Spain, launching the War of the Quadruple Alliance. |