1654
May 20
| 1654 • Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, is crowned. His absolutist style of leadership becomes a benchmark for the rest of Germany. |
1678
Age: 23y
birth of childOttilia Röder Brandau, Dieburg, Hessen, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1678 • Titus Oates begins to present allegations of the Popish Plot, a supposed Roman Catholic conspiracy to assassinate king Charles II of England. Oates applies the term Tory to those who disbelieve his allegations. |
1710
Jul 3
Age: 56y
| 1710 • In Sweden, the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala is founded as the Collegium curiosorum. |