What happened in 1668?
1668 Shandong earthquake, Bajrakli Mosque and Republic of Salé dissolved — among 44 events recorded in 1668.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Siege of Chernihiv (1668)
1668 siege of Chernihiv by the Cossacks
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Henry Morgan's raid on Porto Bello
1668 raid
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People 14
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Teresia Sampsonia died
Noblewoman of the Safavid Empire of Iran
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Vassili Poyarkov died
Russian explorer
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Zacharias Wagenaer died
Saxon secretary, painter, then merchant and administrator (1614–1668)
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Jean Bourdon died
New France engineer, surveyor and attorney-general (1601–1668)
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Placidus de Titis died
Italian astrologer
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Johann Zwelfer died
German chemist
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Marquise-Thérèse de Gorla died
French stage actress and ballerina
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Juana de Maldonado died
Nun, writer
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Giambattista Vico born
Born in Naples. Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian and jurist.
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Herman Boerhaave born
Born in Voorhout. Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738).
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Louis, Prince of Condé born
Born in Paris. Duke of Bourbon (1668-1710).
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Apostolo Zeno born
Born in Venice. Venetian poet (1668–1750).
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Henri François d'Aguesseau born
Born in Limoges. Chancellor of France (1668-1751).
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John George IV, Elector of Saxony born
Born in Dresden. German noble (1668-1694).
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Science & Technology 1
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Oud Poelgeest
Castle in Oegstgeest
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Religion & Belief Systems 12
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Bajrakli Mosque
Ottoman-era mosque in Belgrade
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Church of the Transfiguration
Orthodox temple in Belozersk, Vologda Oblast, Russia
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Maria Santissima Madre della Divina Provvidenza
Sanctuary in Pancole, San Gimignano
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II: Poslední večeře
Chapel in Czech Republic
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Concatedral de San Nicolás el Magno
church in Antioquia, Colombia
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St. Anne's Church and Mission Site
church building in Maine, United States of America
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St. Joseph
Monastery
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St. Leonhard (Burgau)
Church building in Bavaria, Germany
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St. Gregor der Große
Chapel near Piesenkam, Germany
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Taisō-ji Temple
Building in Tokyo, Japan
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Casa Rectoral
Building in Barcelona Province, Spain
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Santa Maria Assunta e San Giovanni Battista Church
Church building in Cevio im Kanton Tessin, Switzerland
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Economy & Trade 1
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Uddeholms AB
Multinational steel producer
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1668 Shandong earthquake
1668 magnitude 8.5 earthquake during the rule of the Qing dynasty in Shandong Province, China
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1668 North Anatolia earthquake
8.0 magnitude earthquake in 1668 in North Anatolia, Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey)
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Bawdy House Riots of 1668
1668 anti-brothel riots in London
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Axel Oxenstierna Palace
Was erected for the Lord High Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna and began to be built in 1653
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Church of St. Joseph the Betrothed
Church in Vilnius, Lithuania
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Leksvik Church
Church in Indre Fosen, Norway
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Santa Teresa
Church in Mantua, Italy
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Citadel of Besançon
Museum in France
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Fort Saint Jacques
Building in Quebec, Canada
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Chiesa di San Pantalon
Church in Venice
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Dragon Fountain
Fountain in Versailles
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Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Soligalich
Monastery in Soligalich, Russia
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Empires & Countries 2
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Republic of Salé dissolved
Republic of Salé ceased to exist, having been centered at Rabat.
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Kamyshin founded
Kamyshin was founded.
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