Notable Historical Events - 1668
1668 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 19 |
King Louis XIV & Emperor Leopold I sign treaty dividing Spain |
Jan 23 |
England, Netherlands & Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French |
Feb 7 |
Dutch Prince William III dances in premiere of "Ballet of Peace" |
Feb 13 |
Treaty of Lisbon: Spain recognizes Portugal |
Feb 23 |
Fire in Wiener Hofburg in Vienna, emperor Leopold I rescued |
Mar 25 |
1st horse race in America takes place |
Mar 26 |
England takes control of Bombay, India |
Mar 27 |
English king Charles II gives Bombay to East India Company |
Apr 13 |
John Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate |
May 2 |
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle/1st peace of Aachen: ends War of Devolution, French-Spanish war in The Netherlands |
Jul 7 |
Isaac Newton receives MA from Trinity College, Cambridge |
Jul 13 |
Van Marco Cesti's opera "Il Pomo d'Oro" (the Golden Apple or Tomato) premieres in Vienna |
Aug 15 |
Confederation of the Rhine disbands |
Sep 16 |
King John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France |
Sep 19 |
Polish king John II Kazimierz resigns/goes to France |
Oct 9 |
Mass society storms palace of "heretics" Spanish governor Jose de Paternina |
Oct 23 |
Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade |
Dec 13 |
Jean Racine's "Britannicus" premieres in Paris |
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