Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s - 1680s - 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s
Years: 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 - 1688 - 1689 1690 1691 1692 1693
Events
- A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the "Immortal Seven", invite William and Mary to depose James II of England.
- November 5 - William and Mary invade England, landing at Brixham.
- December 11 - After a series of defeats King James II of England flees England for Ireland.
- Austria occupies Belgrade.
- Friedrich I of Prussia becomes Kurfürst[?] (Elector) of Brandenburg.
- Francesco Morosini[?] becomes Doge of Venice[?].
- James[?], Callinicus II[?], and Neophytus IV[?] are Patriarchs of Constantinople.
- Gerasimus I[?] succeeds Parthenius I[?] as Patriarch of Alexandria.
- Jan Stanislaw Zbaski[?] succeeds Mikolaj Stefan Radziejowski[?] as bishop of Warmia.
- Peter Delanoy[?] succeeds Stephanus Van Cortlandt[?] as mayor of New York City.
- Asmus Bremer[?] becomes mayor of Kiel.
- Toleration Act[?] is passed in England.
- Bungay in England is nearly destroyed by fire.
- Neuruppin becomes a Prussian garrison town[?].
- Etienne Baluze publishes Marca hispanica.
- David Abercromby publishes Ars explorandi medicas facultates plantarum ex solo sapore.
- Antonio Verrio begins work on the Heaven Room at Burghley House[?].
- William Dampier[?] makes first recorded visit to Christmas Island.
- Janez Vajkard Valvasor becomes a member of the Royal Society.
Births
- January 18 - Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke Of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (+ 1765)
- January 29 - Emanuel Swedenborg Swedish scientist, philosopher and theologian.
- February 2 - Queen Ulrike Eleonora of Sweden
- February 4 - Pierre de Marivaux, playwright (+ 1763)
- May 21 - Alexander Pope, poet (+ 1744)
- June 10 - Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, later claimant to the thrones of Scotland and England, and figurehead for Jacobitism
- August 15 - King Frederick William I of Prussia
- William Burnet, British colonial administrator (+ 1728)
- Charles Rivington, English publisher (+ 1742)
- Nadir Shah (+ 1747)
Deaths
- April 29 - Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg
- June 26 - Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher
- July 21 - James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman, soldier
- August 31 - John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress
- November 26 - Philippe Quinault, French dramatist
- Henry Morgan, privateer and governor
- Narai of Thailand[?]
Common misspelling and questions (FAQ)
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