What happened in 1680?
48 recorded events in 1680, including 16 in architecture & engineering, 15 in people and 7 in empires & countries. A further 3 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Great Siege of Tangier
1680–1684 siege
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People 15
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Athanasius Kircher died
German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
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Li Yu died
Chinese writer（1611–1680）
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Jan Swammerdam died
Dutch entomologist and beekeeper
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Johann Grueber died
Austrian Jesuit missionary and explorer of China and Tibet (1623-1680), an imperial astronomer in China
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Marie Meurdrac died
Chemist in the 17th century
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Pierre-Paul Riquet died
French engineer
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Joel Langelott died
German writer
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Theophilus de Garencières died
French apothecary
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Baldassare Ferri died
Italian opera singer
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La Thorillière died
French actor
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Jean Lacquemant died
French composer
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Richard Cantillon born
Born in County Kerry. Irish-French economist and banker.
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Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel born
Born in Bevern. Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1735.
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Bulleh Shah born
Born in Uch. Punjabi poet.
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Angelo Maria Querini born
Born in Venice. Italian cardinal.
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Antigua Guatemala Cathedral
Roman Catholic church in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
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Surau Gadang Syekh Burhanuddin
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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St. Leonhard
Church building in Roßbach, Odelzhausen, Germany
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Chapel of Holy Spirit in Brudzew
Church building in Brudzew, Turek County, Poland
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St. Michael (Schlagenhofen)
Church building in Bavaria, Germany
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St. Johannes der Täufer
Filial church in Vorderried, Germany
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Church of the Nativity in Pridacha
Church in Voronezh
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Economy & Trade 2
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Mitsui Bank
Business
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London Penny Post
Premier postal system in London, England
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Architecture & Engineering 16
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St Clement Danes
Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England, UK
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Habo Church
Church of Sweden church building in Habo Municipality, Sweden
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Sant'Antonin
Italian church in Venice
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Palace of the Four Winds
Palace
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Church of San Andrés
Church building in Tenerife
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Church of St. Bernard of Siena in Kraków
Church building in Kraków, Poland
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Ekenäs Church
Church in Raseborg, Finland
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Convent of Santo Domingo
Cultural heritage site in Cusco, Peru
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Church of Saint Roch
Church in Prague 3 - Žižkov
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Milagres Church
Building in India
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Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Church building in Morbegno, Italy
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St Augustine Watling Street
Church in City of London, UK
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Ysleta Mission
Historic place in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
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Palazzo Filangeri-Cutò
Baroque palaces in Santa Margherita Belice, in Italy
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St Nicholas' Chapel, Għargħur
Church in Għargħur, Malta
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Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel, Mqabba
Church in Mqabba, Malta
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Empires & Countries 7
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Saxe-Gotha dissolved
Saxe-Gotha ceased to exist, having been centered at Gotha.
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Kingdom of Burundi founded
Kingdom of Burundi was founded, with its capital at Bujumbura.
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Saxe-Eisenberg founded
Saxe-Eisenberg was founded, with its capital at Eisenberg.
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Bharatpur State founded
Bharatpur State was founded, with its capital at Bharatpur.
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Emirate of Beihan founded
Emirate of Beihan was founded, with its capital at Beihan.
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Savanur State founded
Savanur State was founded.
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Pudukkottai State founded
Pudukkottai State was founded, with its capital at Pudukkottai.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 3 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1680 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1680.
1680s 3
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Evangelic church
Wooden articular church of the Evangelical Church A C and a national cultural monument in the village of Leštiny, Dolný Kubín district, Slovakia
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Zenobius Membre died
French Recollect missionary friar, killed in Texas
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Synagogue in Polná
Synagogue in Polná, Czech Republic
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