Notable Historical Events - 1683
1683 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Mar 31 |
Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey |
May 21 |
West Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname |
Jun 6 |
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum. |
Jun 12 |
Rye House plot against English king Charles II uncovered |
Jun 23 |
William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken" |
Jul 16 |
Turkish troops under Kara Mustafa attain Vienna |
Jul 16 |
Manchu/Chinese Qing Dynasty naval forces under commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands. |
Jul 24 |
1st settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard Concord |
Sep 3 |
Turkish troops break through defense of Vienna |
Sep 6 |
Le Plecta appointed French minister of Finance |
Sep 9 |
Expelled Polish & Lotharings reach Wienerwald |
Sep 12 |
Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna - several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. |
Sep 15 |
Germantown Pa founded by 13 immigrant families |
Sep 17 |
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek reports existence of bacteria |
Sep 24 |
King Louis XIV expels all Jews from French possessions in America |
Oct 3 |
The Qing Dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu. |
Oct 6 |
13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila) |
Nov 1 |
The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties. |
Nov 22 |
Purcell's "Welcome to All the Pleasures" premieres in London |
Dec 25 |
English Whig leader Duke of Monmouth flees to Holland |
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