1677
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s |
| Years: | 1674 1675 1676 - 1677 - 1678 1679 1680 |
| 1677 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1677 ('MDCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
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[edit] Events of 1677
[edit] January – June
- January 1 – Racine's tragedy Phèdre is first performed.
- April 11 – Battle of Cassel: Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange.
- May 29 – The Treaty of Middle Plantation establishes peace between the Virginia colonists and the local Indians.
- May 31 – Danish ships clash with Swedish ships under Niels Juel between Fehmarn and Warnemünde; the Danish defeat the Swedish and capture a number of ships.
[edit] July – December
- July 14 – Battle of Landskrona: Sweden defeats the Danes.
- November 4 – The future Mary II of England marries William of Orange.
- November 16 – French troops occupy Freiburg.
[edit] Undated
- The Statute of frauds is passed into English law.
- Elias Ashmole gifts the collection that begins the Ashmolean Museum to Oxford University.
- Francis Aungier is made the first Earl of Longford.
- Michel le Tellier becomes chancellor of France.
- The Second London Baptist Confession is written (published in 1689).
- Charles II of England makes Henry Purcell court musician.
- Jules Hardouin-Mansart begins la place Vendôme in Paris (completed in 1698).
- Antoni van Leeuwenhoek observes spermatozoa under the microscope.
- The Swedes defeat the Danes, at Rostock and at Landström.
- The population of Paris first exceeds 500,000.
- Ice cream becomes popular in Paris.
- The John Roan School is established.
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1677 MDCLXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2430 |
| Armenian calendar | 1126 ԹՎ ՌՃԻԶ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -167 – -166 |
| Berber calendar | 2627 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2221 |
| Burmese calendar | 1039 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7185 – 7186 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年十一月廿八日 (4313/4373-11-28) — to —
丁巳年十二月初八日(4314/4374-12-8) |
| Coptic calendar | 1393 – 1394 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1669 – 1670 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5437 – 5438 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1732 – 1733 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1599 – 1600 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4778 – 4779 |
| Holocene calendar | 11677 |
| Iranian calendar | 1055 – 1056 |
| Islamic calendar | 1087 – 1088 |
| Japanese calendar | Enpō 5 (延宝5年) |
| Korean calendar | 4010 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2220 |
- February 3 – Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)
- February 4 – Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)
- February 8 – Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. 1756)
- August 27 – Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1748)
- September 17 – Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761)
- October 20 – Stanisław Leszczyński (d. 1766)
- date unknown
- William Dummer, acting Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1761)
- See also Category: 1677 births.
[edit] Deaths
- February 21 – Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (b. 1632)
- March 28 – Václav Hollar, Czech-born actor (b. 1607)
- May 4 – Isaac Barrow, English mathematician (b. 1630)
- May 20 – George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (b. 1612)
- July 30 – Fabian von Fersen, Swedish soldier (b. 1626)
- August – Matthew Locke (composer), English composer (b. 1621)
- September 11 – James Harrington, English political philosopher (b. 1611)
- November 9 – Aernout van der Neer, Dutch painter (b. 1603)
- date unknown – Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1598)
- See also Category: 1677 deaths.
