1667
Nov 22
| 1667 • Russo-Polish War (1654–67): Poland cedes Kiev, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo, which puts a final end to Poland's status as a Central European power. |
1699
Dec 11
Age: 32y
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birth of childJerusha Herrick Preston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1699 • Billingsgate Fish Market in London is sanctioned as a permanent institution by Act of Parliament. |
1706
Jun 9
Age: 38y
| 1706 • English Parliament establishes the first turnpike trusts which place a length of road under the control of trustees drawn from local landowners and traders. The turnpike trusts borrow capital for road maintenance against the security of tolls and this arrangement becomes the common method of road maintenance for the next 150 years. |