What happened in 1685?
Monmouth Rebellion, Battle of Sedgemoor and Siege of Érsekújvár — among 67 events recorded in 1685.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Battle of Sedgemoor
1685 final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion
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Siege of Érsekújvár
1685 took place during the Great Turkish War
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Battle of Kassa
1685 battle between the armies of the Ottoman Empire and of the Holy Roman Empire
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Battle of Gran
Ottoman-Holy Roman Empire battle in 1685
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Battle of Eperjes
1685 battle
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Siege of Coron (1685)
1685 siege
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Siege of Albazin
1685 siege
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Battle of Kalamata
1685 Venetian-Ottoman battle of the Morean War
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Siege of Bijapur
1685–1686 siege in India
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Battle on Vrtijeljka
1685 battle between Venetians and Ottomans
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Battle of Boiany
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People 22
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John Pell died
British mathematician (*1611 – †1685)
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René-François de Sluse died
Mathematician
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Vittorio Siri died
Italian mathematician (1608–1685)
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Eustachio Divini died
Italian scientist (1610-1685)
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Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi died
Moroccan writer
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Bernard de Gomme died
Dutch military engineer (1620–1685)
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Samuel Cottereau du Clos died
French chemist (1598-1685)
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Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay died
Canadian noble (1626-1685)
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Brécourt died
French actor, playwright and writer
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Marx Augustin died
Austrian musician and poet
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Antoine Jacob died
French actor and writer
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George Berkeley born
Born in Dysart Castle. Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753).
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John Gay born
Born in Barnstaple. English poet and playwright (1685–1732).
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Hakuin Ekaku born
Born in Hara-juku. Japanese Zen Buddhist master (1686-1769).
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Jacob Theodor Klein born
Born in Kaliningrad. Prussian scholar (1685-1759).
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Charles II of England died
Died in Palace of Whitehall. King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685 (1630-1685).
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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor born
Born in Vienna. 18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor.
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Go-Sai died
Died in Kyoto. Emperor of Japan.
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Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg died
Died in Copenhagen. Queen consort of Denmark and Norway (1628–1685).
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Charles II, Elector Palatine died
Died in Heidelberg. Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685.
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Setthathirath II born
Born in Con Cuông. Laotian king.
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Farrukhsiyar born
Born in Aurangabad. The ninth Mughal Emperor from 1713 to 1719.
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Religion & Belief Systems 15
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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Ostashkov
Cathedral in Ostashkov, Russia
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Synagogue Beracha Ve Shalom
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San Marco
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Dzogchen Monastery
Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Dêgê, Garzê, Sichuan, China
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Church of the Intercession, Kyiv
Church building in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Karlskrona Admiralty Church
Wooden church
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Church of the Transfiguration (Kholmogory)
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Hermitage Church of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera of Coamo
Historic church in Coamo, Puerto Rico
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Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre in Votice
Chapel in Czech Republic
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Beata Maria Vergine del Pilone Church
Church in Moretta, Italy
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Ascension Monastery
Monastery in Syzran, Russia
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St. Joseph
Chapel in Oberwarlins, Germany
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Herrgottsruhkapelle
Chapel in Mickhausen, Germany
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Jōrin-an Temple
Temple in Sumida-ku, Tokyo
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rectory
Church building in Unterreitnau
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Economy & Trade 2
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Iggesund Paperboard
Swedish paperboard company
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Toye, Kenning & Spencer
British jewellery and clothing manufacturer
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Monmouth Rebellion
1685 English rebellion against James II
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Argyll's Rising
Attempted overthrow of James II
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Architecture & Engineering 15
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Église Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas
Church located in Paris, in France
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Santa Maria della Concezione in Campo Marzio
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Franciscan Church, Zamość
Church building in Zamość, Poland
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St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe
Church in City of London, UK
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Saint-Jean-de-Luz)
Church located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in France
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San Gaetano di Thiene
Church in Siena, Italy
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Radzyń Podlaski Palace
Historic site in Lublin Voivodeship, in Poland
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Church of St Nicholas
Church building in Mdina, Malta
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Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova
Church building in Siena, Italy
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Fort Saint Louis
Fort in Saint-Louis, Texas, founded by French explorers
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Sardar Khan's Roza
Mosque and tomb complex in Ahmedabad, India
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Fort de la Montagne
Building in Quebec, Canada
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Cascades, Drottningholm
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Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Presnya
Church building in Moscow, Russia
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Reutern House
Monument in Riga
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