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1675 - Greek Constantine Phaulkon becomes an official at the court in Thailand; he allows the French to station soldiers in the country.

1674 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster.
A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, which renames it New York.

1673 - French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet reach the headwaters of the Mississippi River and descend to Arkansas.

1672 - The Kingdom of England declares war on the Dutch Republic.

1671 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. He is immediately caught because he is too drunk to run with the loot. He is later condemned to death and then mysteriously pardoned and exiled by King Charles II.

**now that could be made into a movie...hmmm

1670 - Pope Clement X succeeds Pope Clement IX as the 239th pope. Excitinnn...zzzz.

1669 - Bugis and Dutch forces destroy Fort Benteng Somba Opu in Makassar, on South Sulawesi. This would lead to the fall of the Makassar Kingdom.

1668 - Isaac Newton invents the reflecting telescope.

1667 - Trinh Tac, one of the greatest Trinh Lords of Northern Vietnam, drives the Mac Dynasty out of Cao Bang province, and by extension, Vietnam.

1666 - The Great Fire of London

1665 - The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published; and The Great Red Spot on Jupiter was discovered.

1664 - The British establish a trading port in Guangzhou, China. This was the first such trading port, and led to the development of Pidgin English for trade.

1663 - The Turks declare war against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.

1662 - The Church of England issues its most recent revision of The Book of Common Prayer.

1661 - Narai of Ayuthaya (Thailand) briefly recaptures Chiang Mai City from the Burmese

1660 - Restoration of the throne of England after 11 years as a Commonwealth and Protectorate under the Cromwells; Charles II becomes king, succeeding his father, Charles I, who had been executed when the monarchy was abolished.

1659 - Jan van Riebeeck produces the first South African wine at the Cape of Good Hope.

1658 - The area of Aurora in the Philippines is given to the charge of the Agustinian and Recolect friars, due to a shortage of available Franciscans.

1657 - The first autopsy and coroner's jury verdict is recorded in the colony of Maryland.

1656 - oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins in Haarlem, Netherlands

1655 - Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. Appropriate for Legion fans!

1654 - Birth of Kangxi, who would become the second Qing emperor to rule all of China. He would be known as one of the greatest emperors and politicians of China.

During his reign, he annexed Taiwan and the Chakhar Mongols, put down the revolt of the Three Feudatories, improved flood control on the Yellow River, repaired the Grand Canal, compiled a dictionary (The Kangxi Dictionary) and invented a Chinese calendar.

1653 - Oliver Cromwell expels the Rump Parliament in England.

1652 - Death of Wu Youxing, Chinese doctor who hypothesized that diseases were transmitted via germs.

1651 - Baroque-era composers Domenico Gabrielli and Johann Krieger are born.