1634
1634 • The Treaty of Polyanovka is signed between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia, concluding the Smolensk War. |
1659
Age: 25y
marriageMayke Cornelise Barnavelt Holland ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1659 • Jan van Riebeeck produces the first South African wine at the Cape of Good Hope. |
1666
Age: 32y
birth of childGeertje Ysselsteyn New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1666 • Isaac Newton uses a prism to split sunlight into the component colours of the optical spectrum, assisting understanding of the nature of light. He also develops differential calculus. His discoveries this year lead to it being referred to as his Annus mirabilis. |
1675
Age: 41y
1675 • June 25 – Colonial authorities of Rhode Island, Plymouth, and Massachusetts attempt a negotiation with Metacomet (King Philip), leader of the Wampanoags, and seek guarantees of fidelity from the Nipmuck and Narragansett tribes. |
1705
Age: 71y
1705 • The Battle of Zsibó - the Austrian-Danish forces defeated the Kurucs (Hungarians) |