1670s

The 1670s was a decade that began on 1 January 1670 and ended on 31 December 1679.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1640s 1650s 1660s – 1670s – 1680s 1690s 1700s
Years:	1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

• The Franco-Dutch War
• Father Jacques Marquette continues to explore the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. Other Frenchmen explore North America.
• The Quakers come to America from England.
• Newton and Leibniz independently discover calculus.
• Popish Plot started by Titus Oates. Oates' aim is to kill King Charles II. Plot fails and ends in 1681.

Deaths

• John Milton, British poet

World leaders

• King Frederick III of Denmark (1648–1670).
• King Christian V of Denmark (1670–1699).
• King Charles II of England and Scotland (1660–1685).
• King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715).
• Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658–1705).
• King Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1669–1673).
• King John III of Poland (1674–1696).
• King Peter II of Portugal (1667–1706).
• Tsar Aleksey I of Russia (1645–1676)
• Tsar Feodor III of Russia (1676–1682).
• King Charles II of Spain (1665–1700).
• King Charles XI of Sweden (1660–1697).