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| Years: 1679 1680 1681 - 1682 - 1683 1684 1685 | |
| Decades: 1650s 1660s 1670s - 1680s - 1690s 1700s 1710s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
Events
- March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England
- May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles.
- 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
Births
- February 13 - Giovanni Battista Piazzetta , painter (died 1754)
- June 27 - Charles XII of Sweden, king of Sweden 1697-1718 (died 1718) (June 17 in Swedish calendar)
Deaths
- October 19 - Sir Thomas Browne English author, physician and philosopher
- November 23 - Claude Lorrain French landscape painter
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