1650
| 1650 • Three-wheeled wheelchairs are invented in Nuremberg by watchmaker Stephen Farfler. |
1678
Age: 28y
| 1678 • In Ireland, the vacant Bishopric of Leighlin is given to the Bishop of Kildare to form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. |
1706
Nov 15
Age: 56y
| 1706 • Battle of Ramillies: English, Dutch, German, Swiss and Scottish troops led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeat the French. |