Thomas Pelham-Holles is born
Thomas Pelham-Holles is born
Thomas Pelham-Holles is born
Key People
Events Before
First people are accused of witchcraft, and arrested in Salem, Massachusetts - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, a
First people are accused of witchcraft, and arrested in Salem, Massachusetts - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, a West Indian slave
The last eight people - Martha Corey, Margaret Scott, Mary Easty, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmott Redd, Samuel Wardw
The last eight people - Martha Corey, Margaret Scott, Mary Easty, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmott Redd, Samuel Wardwell, and Mary Parker - are hanged for allegedly practicing witchcraft as a result of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts Bay Colony; 19 are hanged overall, with six other death
Glencoe Massacre: about 38 MacDonalds killed early in the morning by rival Campbell clan members, allegedly for not prom
Glencoe Massacre: about 38 MacDonalds killed early in the morning by rival Campbell clan members, allegedly for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange
Emperor Leopold I names Duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king
Emperor Leopold I names Duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king
King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands
King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands
Events After
Frederick Augustus I "the Strong" becomes the monarch of Saxony
Augustus II the Strong (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), was Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I (German: Friedrich August I) from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from...
French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet sets out from Quebec leading the first documented journey of the Labrador coastli
French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet sets out from Quebec leading the first documented journey of the Labrador coastline (reaches Zoar area) [1]
English invasion army under Thomas Tollemache reaches Brest
English invasion army under Thomas Tollemache reaches Brest
English troops attack Brest (300 killed)
English troops attack Brest (300 killed)
Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports
Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports
More from the 1690s
First women's magazine "The Ladies' Mercury" is published in London
The Ladies' Mercury (27 February 1693 — 17 March 1693) was a periodical published in London by the Athenian Society notable for being the first periodical in English published and specifically…
First people are accused of witchcraft, and arrested in Salem, Massachusetts - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, a
First people are accused of witchcraft, and arrested in Salem, Massachusetts - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, a West Indian slave
Army of Protestant King William III of England defeats deposed Roman Catholic King James II in the Battle of the Boyne a
Army of Protestant King William III of England defeats deposed Roman Catholic King James II in the Battle of the Boyne at Oldbridge, Ireland
Battle of Zenta: Holy League forces led by Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat an Ottoman army under Mustafa II near Zenta in
Battle of Zenta: Holy League forces led by Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat an Ottoman army under Mustafa II near Zenta in the Kingdom of Hungary, ending Ottoman control over large parts of Central Europe
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