What happened in 1690?
Battle of the Boyne, Battle of Fleurus and Battle of Beachy Head — among 86 events recorded in 1690. A further 10 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 20
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Battle of the Boyne
1690 battle
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Battle of Fleurus
Battle in the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance (1690)
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Battle of Quebec
October 1690 battle near Quebec City, Canada
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Battle of Staffarda
1690 battle of the Nine Years' War
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Siege of Belgrade
1690 siege of the Great Turkish War
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Battle of Zernest
1690 conflict of the Habsburg-Ottoman wars
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Siege of Limerick
1690 Jacobites withstood Williamites
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Battle of Ulan Butung
Part of the Dzungar–Qing War in 1690
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Battle of Port Royal
Battle of King William's War in 1690
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Siege of Jinji
1690–1698 siege
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Battle of Cromdale
1690 battle
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Battle of Fort Loyal
1690 battle of King William's War
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Battle of Chedabucto
1690 battle of King William's War
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Siege of Athlone
1690 siege
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Battle of Cavan
1690 battle
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Siege of Kanizsa
Hapsburg siege of Ottoman castle
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Battle of Beachy Head
Naval engagement fought on 10 July 1690
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Battle of Mytilene
1690 naval battle between a Venetian fleet under Daniele Dolphin and a combined Muslim fleet
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Raid on Salmon Falls
Action of King William's War
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Fort Vijf Sinnen
fort used by the Dutch East India Company
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People 9
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Ole Borch died
Danish scientist (1626-1690)
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William Ball died
English astronomer
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Jan Jansz de Jonge Stampioen died
Dutch mathematician
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Jean Prestet died
French priest and mathematician
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Pierre Martin de La Martinière died
French physician, surgeon and explorer
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Jacques le Moyne de Sainte-Hélène died
Canadian soldier
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Jeremias Felbinger died
German writer
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Philip William, Elector Palatine died
Died in Vienna. German nobleman (1615-1690).
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Saliha Dilaşub Sultan died
Died in Edirne Palace. Second Haseki of Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, mother and Valide Sultan of Suleiman II.
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Science & Technology 1
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Hospital Nacional Simão Mendes
Hospital in Guinea-Bissau
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Besshi copper mine
Copper mine in Ehime prefecture, Japan
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Vũng Tàu shipwreck
Shipwreck that was found in the South China Sea off the islands of Côn Đảo about 100 miles from Vũng Tàu
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Mission São Lourenço Mártir
human settlement in Brazil
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Conestoga Town
archaeological site in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mill Creek Historic District
historic district in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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Religion & Belief Systems 20
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Puebla Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral of Puebla, Mexico
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Raya Syekh Burhanuddin Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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El Kal Synagogue
Former synagogue in Belgrade, Serbia
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Santuario della Madonna dei Prati
Church building in Busseto, Italy
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St. Katharina und Anna
Filial church in Eglersried, Germany
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St. Vitus
Filial church in Mundraching, Germany
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Holy Trinity church in Ulanów
Historic wooden church in Ulanów, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
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St. Johannes der Täufer
Church building in Eitting, Laberweinting, Germany
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Znamenskaya Church
Orthodox church in Dubrovitsy, Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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Shechen Monastery
Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal (formerly Langduo, Sichuan, China)
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Mission San Francisco de la Espada
Building in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
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Hermitage of Saint Lucia and Saint Benedict
Hermitage in Alcalà de Xivert, Castelló, Spain
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Ascension Monastery in Tambov
Monastery in Tambov, Russia
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Convento di San Bernardino
Building in Trento, Italy
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Village church Döbrichau
Church building in Döbrichau (Beilrode)
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Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Badones
Chapel located in Hérault, in France
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Chapel of Virgin Mary
Chapel in Czech Republic
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St. Georg
Parish church in Eitting, Landkreis Erding, Germany
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Sankt-Birgittenhof 7 - Mauer
Building in Altomünster, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Kirchberg 1, Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf
Cultural heritage monument; house in Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf, Saxony, Germany
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Economy & Trade 2
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Barclays
British bank
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JB Joyce & Co
J. B. Joyce & Co, clock manufacturers
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Schenectady massacre
1690 massacre of civilians by France and their indigenous allies
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Architecture & Engineering 23
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Sinaia Monastery
Heritage site in Prahova County, Romania
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Church of Our Lady of Victories, Quebec City
Church in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Notre-Dame-des-Blancs-Manteaux
Church located in Paris, in France
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Santa Tecla, Este
Church building in Este, Italy
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Wudang Lamasery
Building in Xiguit District, China
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Bernardine Monastery in Husiatyn
Church building in Husiatyn, Ukraine
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Oratorio del Carminello, Palermo
Church
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Capilla de Nuestra Señora de Europa
Cultural property in Algeciras, Spain
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King Edward Street Chapel, Macclesfield
Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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Church of Elijah the Prophet, Belozersk
Church building in Belozersk, Russia
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Fort Orange
Former fortified colonial trade-post in Sekondi, Ghana
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Karolin Castle
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Apalachicola Fort Site
United States historic place
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Fort Longueuil
Building in Quebec, Canada
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The Citadel, Montreal
Demolished fortress in Montreal, Quebec
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Yushima Seidō
Temple of Confucius in tokyo
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chapel Saint-Lambert
Chapel in Eupen, Belgium
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Chapel of the Rosario, Puebla
Chapel in Puebla, Mexico
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Constantine and Helena Church
Church in Vologda, Russia
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Ramparts of Quebec City
fortified walls surrounding the old city of Quebec, Canada
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Ware Parish Church
historic church in Virginia, United States
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Windische Kapelle
Chapel on the Dobratsch
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Kaiyuan Temple
Temple in North District, Tainan, Taiwan
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Empires & Countries 5
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Bahawalpur State founded
Bahawalpur State was founded, with its capital at Bahawalpur.
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Aro Confederacy founded
Aro Confederacy was founded, with its capital at Arochukwu.
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Boina Kingdom founded
Boina Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Mahajanga.
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Tori Fatehpur founded
Tori Fatehpur was founded.
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Dhurwai founded
Dhurwai was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 10 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1690 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1690.
1690s 10
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Marymont
Former Summer Manor and Huntinglodge in Warsaw area
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Holy Trinity church, Kostinino
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7th Station of the Cross
Statue in Kadaň, Czech Republic
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6th Station of the Cross
Statue in Kadaň, Czech Republic
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5th Station of the Cross
Statue in Kadaň, Czech Republic
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3rd Station of the Cross
Statue in Kadaň, Czech Republic
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1st Station of the Cross
Chapel in Czech Republic
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Chapel of Saint Wolfgang (Komáří hůrka)
Chapel in Czech Republic
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Holy Trinity Chapel in Ohařice
Chapel in Jičín District
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Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel in Dejvice
Chapel in Czech Republic
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