Three Dutch East India Company ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
Three Dutch East India Company ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
Three Dutch East India Company ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
Events Before
Revolt by undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)
Revolt by undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)
English/Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Association
English/Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Association
English ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption
English ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption
English King William III departs Netherlands
English King William III departs Netherlands
John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius
John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius
Events After
Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire
The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of...
English engineer Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine
Thomas Savery (1650 – 15 May 1715) was an English inventor and engineer. He invented the first commercially used steam-powered device, a steam pump which is often referred to as the "Savery engine".
The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama
The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama
France, England & Netherlands ratified the First Partition Treaty, which eventually led to the War of the Spanish Succes
France, England & Netherlands ratified the First Partition Treaty, which eventually led to the War of the Spanish Succession
Scottish settlers make landfall in Panama, establishing the ill-fated 'Darien Venture' colony
Scottish settlers make landfall in Panama, establishing the ill-fated 'Darien Venture' colony
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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