What happened in 1674?

Battle of Seneffe

Wars & Conflicts · Seneffe

1674 battle during the Franco-Dutch War

Battle of Sinsheim

Wars & Conflicts · Sinsheim

1674 battle

Battle of Entzheim

Wars & Conflicts · Entzheim

Battle on 4 October 1674 near Entzheim during the Franco-Dutch War

Battle of Mulhouse

Wars & Conflicts · Mulhouse

1674 battle in the Franco-Dutch War

Siege of Besançon

Wars & Conflicts · Besançon

1674 siege

Invasion of Martinique

Wars & Conflicts · Fort-de-France

1674 unsuccessful Dutch invasion of the island during the Franco-Dutch War

Battles of Ladyzhyn (1674)

Wars & Conflicts · Ladyzhyn

Siege of Lure

Wars & Conflicts · Lure

1674 siege

Massacre of Fort-Dauphin (Madagascar)

Wars & Conflicts · Tôlanaro

Treaty of Westminster

Politics & Government

1674 peace treaty that ended the Third Anglo-Dutch War

Bernard Frénicle de Bessy died

People · Paris

Early-modern French mathematician

Johannes Mejer died

People · Husum

German mathematician and cartographer (1606–1674)

Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu died

People · France

French engineer (1612–1674)

Nicasius le Febure died

People · London

French chemist

Matthias Weckmann died

People · Hamburg

German Baroque musician and composer

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington born

People · Warwickshire

Born in Warwickshire. Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Dimitrie Cantemir born

People · Silișteni

Born in Silișteni. Prince of Moldavia.

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans born

People · Château de Saint-Cloud

Born in Château de Saint-Cloud. Member of the royal family of France, Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723 (1674–1723).

Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon born

People · rue Monge

Born in rue Monge. French poet (1674-1762).

Isaac Watts born

People · Southampton

Born in Southampton. English hymnwriter, theologian and logician (1674-1748).

İbrahim Müteferrika born

People · Cluj-Napoca

Born in Cluj-Napoca. Ottoman polymath.

Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken born

People · Strasbourg

Born in Strasbourg. Count Palatine of Zweibrücken from 1731 to 1735.

Jean-Baptiste Du Halde born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French Jesuit historian specializing in China.

Hyeonjong of Joseon died

People · Changdeokgung

Died in Changdeokgung. 18th monarch of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.

Kaikhosro of Kartli born

People · Tbilisi

Born in Tbilisi. Georgian titular king of Kartli (1674–1711).

Orta Cami

Religion & Belief Systems

Sunni mosque in Ukraine

Madonna della Guardia

Religion & Belief Systems

Voskresensky Monastery, Uglich

Religion & Belief Systems

Corpus Christi church in Jankowice

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic wooden church in Jankowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Varzuga)

Religion & Belief Systems

Reformed Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Langnau im Emmental in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Heilig Kreuz

Religion & Belief Systems · Thann

Church building in Thann, Großkarolinenfeld, Germany

Column shrine in Brno-Jehnice

Religion & Belief Systems

Stockholms Auktionsverk

Economy & Trade · Stockholm

Swedish company

1674 Ambon earthquake and megatsunami

Disasters & Pandemics · Banda Sea

Earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia

Trunajaya rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Java

17th-century unsuccessful rebellion in Java

Messina revolt

Social Movements & Revolutions · Messina

1674–1678 revolt against the patrician government of Messina

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ten Troost

Architecture & Engineering · Vilvoorde

Church in Vilvoorde, Belgium

Taagepera Church

Architecture & Engineering · Ala

Church building in Estonia

Vilnes Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Askvoll, Norway

San Filippo Neri

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Genoa, Italy

Nøstvik Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Brønnøy, Norway

Holmestrand Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway

St James Garlickhythe, London

Architecture & Engineering

Church in City of London, UK

Pont Vieux de Cluses

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in France

Fort of Paimogo

Architecture & Engineering · Praia de Paimogo

17th Century fort in Portugal

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering

Church of the Nativity of Jesus Christ (Balakhna)

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Balakhna, Russia

St. Gabriel church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Azerbaijan

Chapel of Notre Dame des Anges

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel located in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in France

Maratha Empire founded

Empires & Countries · Raigad Fort

Maratha Empire was founded, with its capital at Raigad Fort.

Thanjavur Maratha kingdom founded

Empires & Countries · Thanjavur

Thanjavur Maratha kingdom was founded, with its capital at Thanjavur.

Jaxa dissolved

Empires & Countries · Albazino

Jaxa ceased to exist, having been centered at Albazino.