What happened in 1670?
Treaty of Madrid, Battle of Sinhagad and Battle of Simbirsk — among 83 events recorded in 1670. A further 6 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of Sinhagad
1670 battle between Maratha and Mughal forces
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Battle of Simbirsk
1670 battle
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Spanish–Chamorro Wars
Era of civil unrest
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Henry Morgan's Panama expedition
1670–1671 attack on Panama
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Madrid
Document signed on 1670 between England and Spain.
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Treaty of Copenhagen
Treaty of commerce and alliance between Denmark-Norway and Great Britain
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People 25
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Johann Rudolf Glauber died
German-Dutch alchemist (1604-1670)
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Ferdinando II de' Medici died
Grand Duke of Tuscany
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Cristóbal Diatristán de Acuña died
Spanish missionary and explorer
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Reijnjer van Tzum died
Dutch businessman (1600-1670)
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Niccolò Zucchi died
Itlain Jesuit astronomer and physicist
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William Neile died
British mathematician
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Jean Leurechon died
French mathematician (1591-1670)
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Salomon Idler died
Inventor (1610-1670)
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Jean Dubreuil died
French writer and essayist (1602-1670)
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Hans Hautsch died
German inventor
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Leonora Baroni died
Italian lutenist and composer
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Bellerose died
French actor and theatre manager
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Augustus II the Strong born
Born in Dresden. King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony (1670–1733).
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William Congreve born
Born in Leeds. British writer (1670-1729).
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John Toland born
Born in Ardagh. Irish philosopher (1670-1722).
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Bernard Mandeville born
Born in Rotterdam. Anglo-Dutch writer and physician (1670-1733).
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Jean-Baptiste Rousseau born
Born in Paris. French poet.
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James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick born
Born in Moulins. Anglo-French military leader (1670-1734).
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Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine born
Born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. French noble (1670–1736).
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Jean-Baptiste Dubos born
Born in Beauvais. French clerks regular, diplomat, historian and writer.
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Olof Celsius born
Born in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. Swedish botanist (1670-1756).
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Frederick III of Denmark died
Died in Copenhagen. King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670.
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Nicholas Francis died
Died in Nancy. Catholic cardinal and Duke of Lorraine (1609–1670).
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Phuntsog Namgyal died
Died in Yuksom. 1st chogyal (Monarch) of Sikkim (1604-1670).
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İbrahim Müteferrika born
Born in Cluj-Napoca. Ottoman polymath.
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Science & Technology 2
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Fort Ricasoli
Fort in Malta
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Botanical garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Zeus bust from Cuma
Statue in Italy
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Mosaic of the battle between Eros and Pan
Gallo-Roman mosaic discovered in Lyon
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Ganondagan State Historic Site
state historic site in New York, United States
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Charles Towne Landing
park in South Carolina, United States of America, United States of America
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Laulau Kattan Latte Site
prehistoric archaeological site on the island of Saipan
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Religion & Belief Systems 19
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Mohabbat Khan Mosque
Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
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Zal Khan Mosque
Destroyed mosque in Armenia
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Hysen Pasha Mosque
Mosque
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Saint George Palace
Abbey located in Ille-et-Vilaine, in France
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Christ Church Cathedral
The Christ Church Cathedral is the episcopalian (Anglican) cathedral in Nassau (Bahamas)
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St. Jakobus der Ältere
Filial church in Lauterbach, Bergkirchen, Germany
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St. Peter und Paul
Filial church in Nannhofen, Mammendorf, Germany
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San Fermo Martire
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Assumption Church on Ilynskaya Hill
Eastern Orthodox church building in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Church of the Three Holy Hierarchs in Kulishki
Church in Russia
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Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan
Russian Orthodox monastery in Tambov, Russia
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Marstall
Building in Freising, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Kaple svatého Antonína Paduánského
Chapel in Czech Republic
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Xiaqieding Jinluan Temple
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Church of Saint Apollonia in Svatá Apolena
Church building in Přimda, Czech Republic
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Zuishō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple of the Ōbaku sect dedicated to Shakyamuni Tathāgata in Shirokanedai, Japan
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Honshō-ji Temple
Temple in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
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Presbytery Mheer
Building in Mheer, Netherlands
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Hjarup præstegård
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Economy & Trade 2
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Hudson's Bay Company
Canadian retail business group, former fur trading business
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Hudson's Bay
Department store chain in Canada
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Architecture & Engineering 22
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Dubrovnik Cathedral
Cathedral
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St Bride's Church, City of London
Church in the City of London, United Kingdom
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St Lawrence Jewry, London
Church in City of London, UK
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St Michael, Cornhill
Church building in City of London, UK
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Amstelkerk
Church in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Church of Blessed Virgin Mary of Consolation, Vilnius
Church building in Lithuania
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Flåm Church
Church building in Aurland, Vestland, Norway
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Bakke Church
Church in Flekkefjord municipality
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Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière
Chapel located in Paris, in France
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St Edmund, King and Martyr, London
Church in City of London, UK
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St Vedast Foster Lane
Church in City of London, UK
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Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche St. Johannis
Church in Hanover, Germany
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Palazzo Dorell
17th century Palladian palace located in Gudja, Malta
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Charles Fort
Fortress opposite Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
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Cottonera Lines
Line of fortifications in Cospicua and Birgu, Malta
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Cherratine Madrasa
Moroccan cultural heritage site
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Schloss Lembeck
Castle in Germany
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Fort of Milreu
Building in Mafra, Lisbon District, Portugal
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Latona Fountain
Fountain in the Latona Basin of the Gardens of Versailles
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Church of the Assumption in Mahiloŭ
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St Mary-at-Hill
Anglican parish church in the Ward of Billingsgate, City of London
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Fort of Our Lady of the Incarnation
Bastion forts in Carvoeiro, Portugal
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Empires & Countries 2
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Mali Empire dissolved
Mali Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Kangaba.
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Ashanti Empire founded
Ashanti Empire was founded, with its capital at Kumasi.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 6 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1670 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1670.
17th century 1
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Matteo Mainardi died
Italian economist
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1670s 5
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St. Martin
Filial church in Holzolling, Germany
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Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
Funerary monument by Gianlorenzo Bernini
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Faustovo Monastery
Monastery in Faustovo, Russia
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Chapel of the Archangel Michael
Orthodox chapel in Kizhi, Russia
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Chapel at Ursulines monastery
Chapel in Czech Republic
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