1640
| 1640 • King Charles I of England summons the Short Parliament in an attempt to fund the second of the Bishops' Wars. |
1668
Age: 28y
| 1668 • The first Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of Devolution. |
1672
Oct 19
Age: 32y
birth of childMary Atwell New London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1672 • Münster and Cologne begin their invasion of the Dutch Republic; hence 1672 becomes known as het rampjaar ("the disaster year") in the Netherlands. |
1683
Age: 43y
| 1683 • The Ashmolean Museum opens as the world's first university museum. |