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Ussher chronology. The Ussher chronology is a 17th-century chronology of the history of the world formulated from a literal reading of the Old Testament by James Ussher, the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. The chronology is sometimes associated with young Earth creationism, which holds that the universe was created only a few ...
1614: Sultan Iskandar Muda of Aceh sinks a Portuguese fleet off of Bintan Island. 1615: The Battle of Osaka (last major threat to Tokugawa shogunate) ends. 1615: A Dutch East India Company attack on Portuguese Malacca is repelled. 1615: The Portuguese stop hiring Japanese mercenaries after a brawl in Malacca.
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 1582 and 1923. In England, Wales, Ireland and Britain's American colonies, there were two calendar ...
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC).. It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, [1] the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis ...
List of decades, centuries, and millennia. The list below includes links to articles with further details for each decade, century, and millennium from 15,000 BC to AD 3000. Century. Decades. 15th millennium BC · 15,000–14,001 BC. 14th millennium BC · 14,000–13,001 BC. 13th millennium BC · 13,000–12,001 BC. 12th millennium BC · 12,000 ...
The 1700s decade ran from January 1, 1700, to December 31, 1709. The decade is marked by a shift in the political structure of the Indian subcontinent, and the decline of the Mughal Empire. Millennium. 2nd millennium. Centuries.
1673 (MDCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1673rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 673rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 73rd year of the 17th century, and the 4th year of the 1670s decade.
February 27: The Treaty of Stolbovo ends the Ingrian War. 1617 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1617th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 617th year of the 2nd millennium, the 17th year of the 17th century, and the 8th year of the 1610s decade.