What happened in 1683?
Battle of Vienna, Great Turkish War and War of the Reunions — among 73 events recorded in 1683.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Battle of Vienna
Battle near Vienna on 12 September 1683, between the Christian European states and the Ottomans, won by Christians commanded by Polish king John III Sobieski
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Great Turkish War
Series of conflicts (1683–1699) between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League (Habsburg Empire, Poland-Lithuania, Venice, Russia), ending with the latter's victory
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Polish–Ottoman War of 1683–99
Conflict between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire
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War of the Reunions
War of the Reunions (1683–84), conflict between France and Spain
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Battle of Párkány
1683 battle during the Polish-Ottoman War
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Second Turkish Siege of Vienna
1683 siege in the Great Turkish War
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Battle of Chițcani (1683)
1683 battle
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Battle of Penghu
Qing conquest of Taiwan in 1683
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Bombardment of Algiers
1683 bombardment
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People 26
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Guarino Guarini died
Italian mathematician and architect (1624-1683)
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Nicolas Denys died
French aristocrat
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Ivan Ratkaj died
Croatian Jesuit missionary and explorer (1647-1683)
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Stjepan Gradić died
Croatian philosopher and scientist (1613–1683)
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John Collins died
English mathematician (1625–1683)
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Amedeo di Castellamonte died
Italian architect (1613-1683)
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Mohammed al-Rudani died
Astronomer
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Voituret Anthelme died
French Carthusian monk and astronomer
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Johann Melchior Gletle died
Organist and composer
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Ji Jike died
Martial artist
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John Hingeston died
British composer and organ builder
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Philip V of Spain born
Born in Versailles. King of Spain from 1700 to 1746 (1683–1746).
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Jean-Philippe Rameau born
Born in Dijon. French composer and music theorist (1683–1764).
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Tsangyang Gyatso born
Born in Tawang. Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet (1683-1706).
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Edward Young born
Born in Upham. English poet (1683–1765).
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René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur born
Born in La Rochelle. French scientist.
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John Theophilus Desaguliers born
Born in La Rochelle. French-born British natural philosopher and clergyman.
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Mark Catesby born
Born in Essex. English naturalist, painter and etcher (1683–1749).
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Burkhard Christoph von Münnich born
Born in Berne. Russian general (1683-1767).
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George II of Great Britain born
Born in Hanover. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760.
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Afonso VI of Portugal died
Died in Sintra National Palace. King of Portugal and the Algarves.
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Turhan Sultan died
Died in Istanbul. Sixth Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1683.
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Farrukhsiyar born
Born in Aurangabad. The ninth Mughal Emperor from 1713 to 1719.
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Maria Anna of Austria born
Born in Linz. Portuguese queen.
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Maria Francisca of Savoy died
Died in Lisbon. Queen of Portugal.
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'Abdu'l-'Aziz Khan died
Died in Mecca. Ruler of the Khanate of Bukhara.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Dagmar Cross
11th-12th-century Slavic reliquary cross made of gold
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Religion & Belief Systems 15
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Kargabazar Mosque
Mosque in Qarğabazar, Fuzuli, Azerbaijan
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santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso della Pietà
Sanctuary in Galatone, Italy
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Unserer Lieben Frau am Berg
Filial church in Füssen, Germany
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Saint Nicholas Church, Arzamas
Temple in Arzamas, Russia
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Nostra Signora dell'Acquasanta Sanctuary
Sanctuary in Genoa
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Mariazell Basilica
Parish church
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St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno
Church in Grodno, Belarus
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reformed church
Church building in Gontenschwil in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Immacolata Church
Church building in Sestri Levante, Italy
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Blagoveschensky Monastery
Monastery in Vyazniki, Russia
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village church Nitzahn
Listed hall church in Nitzahn, Milower Land, Brandenburg state of Germany
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Schutzengelkirche
Building in Burghausen, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Chapel of Holy Guardian Angels in Sušice
Chapel in Klatovy District of Plzeň region
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Santa Maria Assunta Parish Church
Church in Brione Verzasca, Switzerland
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Rectory
Parish house in Zell, canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
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Economy & Trade 1
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Gaggenau Hausgeräte
Company
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Architecture & Engineering 18
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Krasiński Palace
Building in Warsaw, Poland
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Church of St. John the Baptist (Nizhny Novgorod)
Church in Russia
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église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin
Church located in Paris, in France
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St Clement Eastcheap
Church in City of London, UK
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Neanderkirche
Church in Düsseldorf-Altstadt, Germany
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College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro
Building in Queretaro, Mexico
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Igreja de Santo Aleixo, paroquial
Church building in Moura Municipality, Beja District, Portugal
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San Girolamo in Campansi
Church and former convent in Siena
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Great Admonition
Mennonite church in Haarlem
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Fort Metal Cross
Former fortified colonial trading post in Ghana
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Castle of Santa Catalina
Castle in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands
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Fort Gross Fredericksburg
Fortified colonial trade-post in Ghana
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Ganden Sumtseling Monastery
Monastery and former palace of local government
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Fort de Buade
Commercial and military post erected in 1683 north of Mackinac Strait, between Lakes Michigan and Huron (Canada-United States)
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Fort Lupin
Artillery battery in Charente-Maritime, France
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Takadachi Gikeidō
Archeological site in Hiraizumi, Japan
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Chapelle de l'Épiphanie
Chapel located in Paris, France
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Church of the Renewal of the Temple of the Resurrection in Arbat
Eastern Orthodox church building in Arbat District, Russia
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Empires & Countries 3
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Kingdom of Tungning dissolved
Kingdom of Tungning ceased to exist, having been centered at Tainan.
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Taiwan under Qing dynasty rule founded
Taiwan under Qing dynasty rule was founded, with its capital at Taipei.
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Kingdom of Butua dissolved
Kingdom of Butua ceased to exist, having been centered at Khami.
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