| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s
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| Years: | 1674 1675 1676 - 1677 - 1678 1679 1680 |
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| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
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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).
Events of 1677[]
January - June[]
- January 1 - First performance of Racine's tragedy, Phèdre.
- 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.
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.
Undated[]
- Statute of frauds is passed into English 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]
Births[]
| Gregorian calendar | 1677 MDCLXXVII
|
| Ab urbe condita | 2430 |
| Armenian calendar | 1126 ԹՎ ՌՃԻԶ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -167 – -166 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2221 |
| Coptic calendar | 1393 – 1394 |
| 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
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| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2337 (皇紀2337年) |
| 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 1677 births.
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, English statesman (born 1612)
- July 30 - Fabian von Fersen, Swedish soldier (born 1626)
- August - Matthew Locke, 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 1677 deaths.
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People of the year 1677 at Familypedia
102 people were born in 1677
87 children were born to the 56 women born in 1677
91 people died in 1677
| Father | Mother | Age at death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijtje Gerrits (-1677) | |||
| Anna Egges (c1635-aft1677) | Egge Jans | Anna Jans | |
| John Alexander (1603-1677) | |||
| Hope Allen (1625-c.1677) | Arnold Allen (c.1596-) | Mary Reynolds (c.1646-1635) | |
| William Baker (1629-1679) | |||
| Edward Bangs (1592-1677) | John Bangs (c1560-1631) | Jane Chavis (c1565-1632) | |
| Hannah Bangs (1644-1677) | Edward Bangs (1592-1677) | Rebecca Unknown Bangs (c1611-1665) | |
| Ana Bantaș (c1645-1677) | |||
| Mary Barker (1604-1677) | John Barker (1563-1617) | Margaret Walter (1564-) | |
| Thomas Barnard (1608-1677) | Thomas Barnard (1575-1621) | Anne Cooke (1580-1662) | |
| Annesavis Barrat (1616-1677) | John Barrat (1598-1638) | Elizabeth DeTosberry (1595-1639) | |
| Mary Beers (1642-1677) | Richard Beers (1616-1675) | Elizabeth Furman (1615-1706) | |
| John Belden (1631-1677) | Richard Belden (1591-1655) | Margaret Ackrenden (?-?) | 46 |
| John Bickford (1603-1677) | |||
| Bethia Bishop (1630-1677) | John Bishop (1580-1661) | Anne Stevens (1592-1676) | |
| ... further results | |||
6210 people lived in 1677
| Father | Mother | |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Jans (1645-1705) | ||
| Anna Joannis (c1673-aft1706) | ||
| Anna Hendriks (1663-bef1753) | Heinrich Jansz (c1640-) | Engel Pieters (c1640-) |
| Anna Cornelis (c1675-1728) | Cornelis Robberts (1645-1708) | Perijntien |
| Cornelis Robberts (1645-1708) | Jan Robberts | |
| Dieuwer Claas (c1615-1679) | ||
| Dorothea Gerardi (c1670-1721) | ||
| Eth Louwes (1657-1727) | Louw Dirksz (bef1657-) | Aeff Dircs (bef1657-) |
| Elisabeth Joannis (1645-) | ||
| Geert Jans (c1650-1693) | Jan (bef1650-) | |
| Griedt Simons (c1638-bef1699) | ||
| Lydia Ann Brown Hodges (1608-1686) | ||
| Marij Pieters (1674-1743) | Pieter Jansz (c1645-1700) | Geert Jans (c1650-1693) |
| Neeltje Dircks (c1645-1714) | Dirck (bef1645-) | |
| Simon Jacobsz (1672-aft1710) | Jacob (bef1672-) | |
| ... further results | ||
Events of the year 1677 at Familypedia
86 people were married in 1677.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Joshua Abell (1649-1724) | Mehitable Smith (1655-1684) + Bethia Gager (1657-1723) |
| Martha Adams (1658-1717) | Benjamin Pierce (1657-1730) |
| Israel Arnold (1649-1718) | Mary Barker (1649-1723) |
| Mary Barker (1649-1723) | Elisha Smith (1636-1676) + Israel Arnold (1649-1718) |
| Christopher Bartlett (1655-1711) | Deborah Weed (1659-1726) |
| Sarah Beers (1639-1724) | Isaac Stearns (1633-1676) + Thomas Wheeler (1621-1704) |
| Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley (1649-1710) | Elizabeth Noel (c1655-1719) |
| Hannah Bonham (1659-1689) | Daniel Lippington (1630-1694) |
| Richard Bourne (1610-1682) | Bathsheba Hallett (c1616-1677)+Ruth Chipman (1642-1713) |
| John Bradstreet (1652-1718) | Sarah Perkins (1656-1745) |
| Martha Branch (c1659-) | Richard Ward (c1659-) |
| Henry Bull (1609-1693) | Elizabeth Eveleth (c1610-1665) +Ann Clayton (1627-1707) |
| Mary Bunker (1658-1714) | Jonathan Sprague (1656-1730) |
| Thomas Burnett of Leys, 3rd Bt (-1714) | Margaret Arbuthnott (-) |
| Samuel Bush (1647-1733) | Mary Goodenow (1659-1687)+ Abigail Lee (1670-) |
| ... further results | |
There were 0 military battles in 1677.