1677
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| 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
- April 11 - At the Battle of Cassel, Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange.
- May 29 - 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 - Danish defeat the Swedish and capture number of ships.
[edit] July - December
- July 14 - Battle of Landskrona, Sweden.
- November 4 - The future Mary II of England marries William of Orange.
- November 16 - French troops occupy Freiburg.
[edit] Undated
- First performance of Racine's tragedy, Phèdre.
- English Statute of frauds is passed into 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.
- Second London Baptist Confession 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.
- Population of Paris first exceeds 500,000.
- Ice cream becomes popular in Paris. [1]
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1677 MDCLXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2430 |
| Armenian calendar | 1126 ԹՎ ՌՃԻԶ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -167 – -166 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2221 |
| Chinese calendar | 4313/4373-11-28 (丙辰年十一月廿八日) — to —
4314/4374-12-8(丁巳年十二月初八日) |
| 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) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2337 (皇紀2337年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11677 |
| Julian calendar | 1722 |
| Korean calendar | 4010 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2220 |
- February 3 - Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect ( died 1723)
- February 4 - Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (died 1731)
- February 8 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (died 1756)
- August 27 - Otto Ferdinand Graf von Abensperg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (died 1748)
- September 17 - Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (died 1761)
- October 20 - Stanisław Leszczyński (died 1766)
- date unknown
- William Dummer, acting Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (died 1761)
- See also Category: 1677 births.
[edit] Deaths
- February 21 - Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (born 1632)
- March 28 - Václav Hollar, Czech-born actor (born 1607)
- May 4 - Isaac Barrow, English mathematician (born 1630)
- May 20 - George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (born 1612)
- July 30 - Fabian von Fersen, Swedish soldier (born 1626)
- August - Matthew Locke (composer), English composer (born 1621)
- September 11 - James Harrington, English political philosopher (born 1611)
- November 9 - Aernout van der Neer, Dutch painter (born 1603)
- date unknown - Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1598)
- See also Category: 1677 deaths.
