*December 7 - [John Aislabir]?, English/ British politician. |
*May 2 - The Hudsons Bay Company is formed in England. |
*April - Pope Clement X is elected. *May 2 - The Hudsons Bay Company is formed in England. *Phosphorus is discovered by [Hennig Brandt]?. *Blaise Pascal's Pensees is published. *England gains formal possession of Jamaica See also 1670s?, 17th century. |