Centuries:	16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades:	1640s  1650s  1660s  - 1670s -  1680s  1690s  1700s
Years:	1674 1675 1676 - 1677 - 1678 1679 1680

1677 in topic:

Subjects:     Archaeology - Architecture -

Art - Literature - Music - Science

Leaders:   State leaders - Colonial governors

Category: Establishments - Disestablishments

Births - Deaths - Works v • d • e

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 - Racine's tragedy Phèdre is first performed.
• April 11 - Battle of Cassel: Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange.
• May 29 - The 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; the Danish defeat the Swedish and capture a number of ships.

July - December

• July 14 - Battle of Landskrona: Sweden defeats the Danes.
• November 4 - The future Mary II of England marries William of Orange.
• November 16 - French troops occupy Freiburg.

Undated

• The 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.
• The Second London Baptist Confession is 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.
• The population of Paris first exceeds 500,000.
• Ice cream becomes popular in Paris.
• The John Roan School is established.

Births

• February 3 - Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)
• February 4 - Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)
• February 8 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. 1756)
• August 27 - Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1748)
• September 17 - Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761)
• October 20 - Stanisław Leszczyński (d. 1766)
• date unknown
• William Dummer, acting Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1761)

See also Category: 1677 births.

Deaths

• February 21 - Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (b. 1632)
• March 28 - Václav Hollar, Czech-born actor (b. 1607)
• May 4 - Isaac Barrow, English mathematician (b. 1630)
• May 20 - George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (b. 1612)
• July 30 - Fabian von Fersen, Swedish soldier (b. 1626)
• August - Matthew Locke (composer), English composer (b. 1621)
• September 11 - James Harrington, English political philosopher (b. 1611)
• November 9 - Aernout van der Neer, Dutch painter (b. 1603)
• date unknown - Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1598)

See also Category: 1677 deaths.