Freedom of religion or religious liberty, also known as freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest...
Freedom of religion or religious liberty, also known as freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance. It also includes the right not to profess any religion or belief or not to practice a religion, often called freedom from religion.
Freedom of religion is considered by most nations to be a fundamental human right.
Freedom of religion or religious liberty, also known as freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance.
C/1680 V1, also called the Great Comet of 1680, Kirch's Comet, and Newton's Comet, was the first comet discovered by telescope.
Parliament of Breisach accepts French sovereignty over Elzas
The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tewa medicine man Popé leads the Pueblo Rebellion against Spanish colonizers in the New Mexican province, killing 400 and driving out another 2,000
Pueblo Indians take possession of Santa Fe in the New Mexican Province from the Spanish
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 – 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741]) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist.
William Penn leaves England to sail to the New World
Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved" premieres in London
De Italiaanse Opera (The Italian Opera) theater on the Leidsegracht in Amsterdam closes less than 1-1/2 years after opening
Assembly of the French clergy issues a declaration stating, among other things, that the power of the King is not subject to papal authority
First recorded boxing match is organized by Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, between his butler and his butcher
Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand [lwi lə ɡʁɑ̃]) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil [lə ʁwa sɔlɛj]), was King of France from 1643 until his...
Prince William of Orange, the future King William III of Britain, summons the Convention Parliament to discuss ruling jointly with his wife, Mary, the daughter of the exiled King James II
The constitution of the United Kingdom comprises the written and unwritten arrangements that establish the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a political body.