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17th Century Timeline
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1. Emperor Ferdinand II defeats the Bohemian rebels in the Battle of White Mountain.
1620
1609
1613
1682
2. The Great Fire of London.
1700
1645
1666
1601
3. William ascends to the throne over England - Scotland - and Ireland.
1689
1633
1603
1699
4. The Treaty of Westminster ends the war between England and the Republic of the United Provinces.
1674
1645
1669
1663
5. The Time of Troubles in Russia ends with the establishment of the House of Romanov which rules until 1917.
1613
1670
1685
1605
6. Famine in France kills 2 million.
1632
1692
1673
1688
7. The Manchu conquer China ending the Ming Dynasty. The subsequent Qing Dynasty rules until 1912.
1607
1652
1644
1697
8. Abbas I - the Safavids king - died.
1629
1613
1648
1666
9. English Civil War ends with the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester.
1654
1644
1696
1651
10. The Great Plague of London.
1672
1700
1640
1665
11. The Russian famine of 1601
1601
1666
1685
1605
12. Famine in Finland wipes out almost a third of the population.
1674
1696
1636
1633
13. The Russian famine of 1601
1676
1603
1692
1601
14. Robert Hooke discovers cells using a microscope.
1633
1664
1689
1663
15. Mount Vesuvius erupts
1631
1644
1661
1610
16. The Ottomans capture Crete.
1620
1669
1648
1630
17. Peace Treaty of Lisbon between Spain and Portugal recognizes Portugal as independent country.
1622
1634
1668
1633
18. The Raid on the Medway during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
1642
1667
1613
1625
19. The earliest known first-class cricket match took place in Sussex.
1697
1620
1682
1601
20. The Brownist Pilgrims arrive in the Mayflower at Cape Cod
1652
1605
1620
1681
21. The Commonwealth of England ends and the monarchy is brought back during the English Restoration.
1620
1660
1683
1699
22. Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge founded.
1692
1660
1674
1645
23. Mehmed K
1669
1622
1641
1654
24. Dutch EastIndia Company founded. Its success contributes to the Dutch Golden Age.
1663
1602
1692
1630
25. British troops capture New Amsterdam and rename it New York.
1662
1603
1664
1610
26. After his father Shah Jahan completes the Taj Mahal - his son Aurangzeb deposes him as ruler of the Mughal Empire.
1606
1658
1685
1700
27. The 1700 Cascadia earthquake (magnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the Pacific Northwest; Japan is struck by a tsunami.
1652
1700
1644
1660
28. Bethlen Gabor - Prince of Transylvania joins Protestant Rebels.
1688
1689
1618
1681
29. The Treaty of Nijmegen ends the hostilities with France
1678
1624
1611
1655
30. Ottoman war against Habsburg Hungary.
1633
1662
1663
1618
31. The War of the Two Kings in Ireland.
1688
1632
1689
1644
32. Seven-year-old Mehmed IV becomes sultan.
1644
1672
1647
1648
33. The Manchus start invading China. Their conquest eventually topples the Ming Dynasty.
1699
1625
1640
1618
34. The Irish Rebellion.
1641
1648
1663
1664
35. Death of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
1658
1611
1616
1664
36. Battle of N
1636
1652
1606
1634
37. Cardinal Richelieu lays siege to Protestant La Rochelle which eventually capitulates.
1673
1620
1636
1627
38. The College of William and Mary is founded in Williamsburg - Virginia by a royal charter.
1633
1607
1693
1688
39. The Ottomans capture Crete from the Venetians after the Siege of Candia.
1674
1648
1667
1645
40. Emperor Fasilides expels the Catholic Patriarch Afonso Mendes and several Jesuit missionaries from Ethiopia.
1689
1634
1644
1616
41. King Charles was compelled to summon Parliament due to the revolt of the Scots.
1667
1696
1640
1667
42. Mount Vesuvius erupts
1631
1641
1682
1618
43. Mary II of England dies
1660
1694
1655
1658
44. The Treaty of Nijmegen ends the hostilities with France
1688
1678
1631
1682
45. Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland - uniting the crowns of Scotland and England.
1694
1639
1603
1632
46. The Pueblo Revolt drives the Spanish out of New Mexico until 1692.
1616
1680
1641
1672
47. Mehmed K
1661
1667
1621
1622
48. The Defenestration of Prague
1654
1618
1606
1603
49. Bethlen Gabor allies with the Ottomans and an invasion of Moldavia takes place. The Polish suffer a disaster at Cecora on the River Prut.
1641
1662
1620
1663
50. Polish-Ottoman War over Moldavia.
1669
1608
1620
1678
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