What happened in 1673?

Battle of Khotyn

Wars & Conflicts · Khotyn

1673 battle where Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under John Sobieski defeated Ottoman Empire forces under Hussain Pasha

Siege of Maastricht

Wars & Conflicts · Maastricht

French siege of Maastricht by Louis XIV during the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678)

Siege of Bonn in 1673

Wars & Conflicts · Bonn

1673 siege during the Franco-Dutch War

Siege of Naarden (1673)

Wars & Conflicts · Naarden

1673 battle at Naarden, Dutch Republic

Reconquest of New Netherland

Wars & Conflicts · New York City

1673 Dutch conquest of New York City

Battle of Texel

Wars & Conflicts · Texel

Naval battle off the island of Texel (1673) between Dutch and combined English and French fleets

First battle of Schooneveld

Wars & Conflicts · North Sea

1673 battle

Second Battle of Schooneveld

Wars & Conflicts · North Sea

1673 naval battle

Semyon Dezhnyov died

People · Moscow

Russian explorer

Molière died

People · Paris

French playwright and actor (1622–1673)

Salvator Rosa died

People · Rome

Italian painter, poet and printmaker (1615 –1673)

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne died

People · Kingdom of England

English aristocrat, prolific writer, and scientist

Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal, 6th Duke of Veragua died

People · Mexico City

Spanish noble

François Caron died

People · Lisbon

French explorer (1600-1673)

Caspar Schmalkalden died

People · Gotha

Painter (1616-1673)

Robert Moray died

People · London

Scottish soldier, statesman, diplomat, judge, spy and philosopher

Werner Rolfinck died

People · Jena

Physician, chemist, botanist, philosopher (1599-1673)

Ignace-Gaston Pardies died

People · Paris

French physicist

William Davidson died

People · Nonville

Scottish physician, chemist and biologist (1593-1669)

Gennaro Maria d'Afflitto died

People · Naples

Italian Dominican friar and military engineer

Pietro De Marino died

People · Naples

Italian architect, engineer and cartographer

Lemme Rossi died

People · Perugia

Italian music theorist

John Howland died

People · Plymouth Colony

Passenger on the Mayflower

David Melgueiro died

People · Porto

Portuguese explorer

François Byssot de la Rivière died

People · Quebec

Canadian explorer

Johann Rudolph Ahle died

People · Mühlhausen/Thuringia

German composer, organist, theorist, and Protestant church musician

Johannes Bach died

People · Erfurt

German composer and musician (1604–1673)

Ahmed III born

People · Dobrich

Born in Dobrich. 23th Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1703–1730).

Alexander Menshikov born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian statesman and general.

Alessandro Marcello born

People · Venice

Born in Venice. Italian composer.

René Duguay-Trouin born

People · Saint-Malo

Born in Saint-Malo. French privateer (1673-1736).

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki died

People · Lviv

Died in Lviv. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1669-1673).

Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin born

People · Gottorf Castle

Born in Gottorf Castle. Prince regent of Eutin, Prince-bishop of Lübeck and regent of the Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp.

Johann Philipp von Schönborn died

People · Würzburg

Died in Würzburg. German archbishop (1605-1673).

Dimitrie Cantemir born

People · Silișteni

Born in Silișteni. Prince of Moldavia.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in London

Grand Village of the Illinois

Exploration & Discovery

archaeological site in Illinois, United States

Malolos Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic cathedral in Bulacan, Philippines

Tikhvinskaya church in Alekseyevskoe

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Alexeyevsky District, Russia

Pililla Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic church in Pililla, Rizal, Philippines

Church St. Margarethen

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Binningen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

couvent des Filles de Saint-Chaumont

Religion & Belief Systems

Former convent located in Paris, in France

St. Johannes

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery church in Lauingen (Donau), Germany

Konda Hachiman Shrine

Religion & Belief Systems

Shinto shrine in Narashino, Chiba, Japan

Column shrine in Hejnice

Religion & Belief Systems

Former capuchin monastery in Świdnica

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Świdnica, Poland

Chaplain's House

Religion & Belief Systems · Eyholz

Church house in Eyholz in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

Mitsukoshi

Economy & Trade · Nihonbashi-Muromachi

International department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan

St. Nicholas Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Prague in Malá Strana neighborhood

Bonde Palace

Architecture & Engineering · Gamla stan

Palace in central Stockholm, Sweden, designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and Jean De la Vallée as the private residence of Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667), currently used by the Swedish Supreme Court

Palacio de las Garzas

Architecture & Engineering

Seat of the Government of Panama

Leinstrand Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trondheim, Norway

Austre Moland Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Arendal, Agder, Norway

Christina Church

Architecture & Engineering · Jönköping

Church of Sweden church building in Jönköping, Sweden

Fort Frontenac

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Fort James

Architecture & Engineering

Material cultural heritage site in Ghana

Shizutani School

Architecture & Engineering

Font de Santa Eulàlia

Architecture & Engineering · Plaça del Pedró

Holy Mother of God Church, Meghri

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Meghri, Armenia

Church of Annunciation of Ryazan

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Sint-Remigiuskerk

Architecture & Engineering · Wambeek

Gothic, classical and baroque church located in Wambeek, a village in the Belgian municipality of Ternat in the province of Flemish Brabant

Thanjavur Nayak kingdom dissolved

Empires & Countries · Thanjavur

Thanjavur Nayak kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Thanjavur.

Raghogarh State founded

Empires & Countries

Raghogarh State was founded.

Isenburg-Wächtersbach founded

Empires & Countries · Wächtersbach

Isenburg-Wächtersbach was founded, with its capital at Wächtersbach.