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Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
Decades: | 1650s 1660s 1670s - 1680s - 1690s 1700s 1710s |
Years: | 1679 1680 1681 - 1682 - 1683 1684 1685 |
[change] Events
- March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England
- May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles.
- July 19 - Iyasus succeeds his father Yohannes I as Emperor of Ethiopia.
- First black slaves arrive in Germany
- Halley's comet makes an appearance, and is observed by Edmond Halley himself
- In Russia, half-brothers Ivan V and Peter I named tsar - Peter's half-sister Sofia becomes regent