Events in year of 1671
- 01-27Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City
- 04-14Cosaks capture Russian boer leader Stenka Razin
- 04-22King Charles II sits in on English parliament
- 05-09Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels
- 10-25Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, satellite of Saturn
- 11-01French King Louis XIV and RC German Emperor Leopold I sign secret anti-Dutch treaty
- 11-11Dutch States-General forbids importation of French wine
People born in year of 1671
- 02-19Charles-Hubert Gervais: Composer
- 03-26Giacomo Cesare Predieri: Composer
- 04-06Jean-Baptiste Rousseau: French playwright / poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)
- 05-21Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia: Composer
- 05-22Abraham Patras: Governor-General of East-Indies (1735-37)
- 06-06Stenka / Stepan Razin: Russian cossack / boer leader
- 06-08Tomaso Albinoni: Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)
- 10-11Frederik IV: King of Denmark / Norway (1699-1730)
- 12-01Francesco Stradivari: Italian violin maker / Son of Antonius
People died in year of 1671
- 05-07Edward Montagu: English Baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68
- 05-07Pieter Stockmans: Flemish Chairman of Opperkrijgshof, dies at 62
- 06-06Stenka / Stepan Razin: Russian cossack / boer leader, killed
- 06-16Stenka Razin: Cossack rebel leader, tortured and executed in Moscow
- 09-01Hugues de Lionne Marquis de Berny: French ambassador to Rome
- 11-12Thomas: 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, English General, dies at 59
Events in year of 1672
- 02-08Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London
- 02-23Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam
- 03-15King Charles II enacts Declaration of Indulgence
- 03-17England declares war on Netherlands
- 04-06France declares war on Netherlands
- 05-06Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands
- 05-151st copyright law enacted by Massachusetts
- 05-17Frontenac becomes Governor of New France (Canada)
- 06-07Battle by Solebay: Dutch Admiral M de Ruyter beats French / English fleet
- 06-12French army under General Turenne crosses Rhine at Lobith
- 06-21Dutch pension advisor Johan de Witt seriously wounded
- 06-21French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Utrecht
- 06-251st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in US held, Sandwich, Massachusetts
- 07-04States of Holland declares "Eternal Edict" void
- 07-08Willem II becomes captain- / admiral-general
- 07-09Prince Willem III inaugurated as Viceroy of Holland / Zealand
- 10-18Poland and Turkey sign Peace of Buczacz
- 12-10New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston
- 12-23Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn
- 12-30Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden Neth
People born in year of 1672
- 01-16Francesco Mancini: Composer
- 03-30Peter I "the Great" Romanov: Great tsar of Russia (1682-1725)
- 04-06Andre Cardinal Destouches: Composer
- 04-21Johann Philipp Kafer: Composer
- 05-01Joseph Addison: England, United Kingdom -- Essayist (Spectator)
- 05-30Peter I [the Great]: Tsar of Russia
- 06-11Francesco Antonio Bonporti: Composer
- 09-08Nicolas de Grigny: Composer
People died in year of 1672
- 04-22Georg Stiernhielm: Swed Scholar / Author / Poet (Hercules), dies at 73
- 06-07Willem J van Gendt: Admiral / Governor of Breda, dies at about 37
- 06-17Orazio Benevoli: Italian composer, dies at 67
- 07-04Ambrosius Reiner: Composer, dies at 67
- 07-04Govert D Camphuysen: (court)painter, dies at about 48
- 08-09Jose Ximenez: Composer, dies at 70
- 08-20Cornelis de Witt: Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49
- 08-20Johan de Witt: Advisor of Holland, lynched
- 09-16Anne Bradstreet: American poet
- 10-12Frederik of Nassau: Count of Buren, slain in battle
- 11-01Heinrich Schutz: Composer, dies at 87
- 12-13Jan II Kazimierz: King of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63
- 12-16John II Casimir Vasa: Cardinal / King of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63
Events in year of 1673
- 01-01Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston
- 01-22Postal service between New York and Boston inaugurated
- 02-201st recorded wine auction held (London)
- 02-21Michiel A de Ruyter appointed Lieutenant Admiral General of Dutch fleet
- 03-18Lord Berkley sells his half of New Jersey to the Quakers
- 03-29Eng King Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions
- 05-17Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi
- 06-06France and Brandenburg sign peace treaty
- 06-14Battle at Schooneveld: Michiel de Ruyter beats French / English fleet
- 06-16Peace of Vossem: French King Louis XIV and Frederik Willem of Brandenburg
- 07-06French troops conquer Maastricht
- 07-11Netherlands and Denmark signs defense treaty
- 08-08Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands surrender of New York City
- 08-09Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recaptures New York
- 08-09Dutch recapture New York from English; regained by English in 1674
- 08-21Sea battle at Kijkduin: De Ruyter defeats English and French fleet
- 08-30Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands and Lutherans form anti-French covenant
- 09-12Prince Willem III occupies Naarden
- 11-09British King Charles II fires Earl of Shaftesbury
- 11-12Dutch troops under Willem III occupy Bonn
- 11-13Prince Willem III / Raimundo Earl Montecuccoli conquer Bonn
People born in year of 1673
- 02-06Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich: Composer
- 03-19Pedro Vaz Rego: Composer
- 04-16Francesco Feroci: Composer
- 05-08Johann Valentin Eckelt: Composer
- 05-29Cornelis van Bijnkershoek: Lawyer / President of High Council
- 08-11Richard Mead: London, England -- Physician
- 08-28Conrad Michael Schneider: Composer
- 09-13Hercule Brehy: Composer
- 10-26Dimitrie Cantemir: Romanians historian / Monarch of Moldova (1710-11)
- 12-12Ahmed III: 23rd Sultan of Turkey (1703-30)
People died in year of 1673
- 02-02Kaspar Forster: Composer, dies at 56
- 02-17Moliare [Jean Baptiste Poquelin]: French Author (Learned Lady)
- 03-15Salvatore Rosa: Italian Painter (Baroque) / Poet / music / actor, dies at 57
- 03-28Adam Pijnacker: Dutch landscape Painter / etcher, buried at 51
- 04-05Francois Caron: Admiral / Governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72
- 05-07Johannes Teellinck: Dutch vicar, dies at about 58
- 06-24John of Paffenrode: Ruler of Ghussigny / poet, dies in battle
- 08-21Isaac Sweers: Dutch fleet Admiral / Civil rights activist, dies at 51
- 08-21John de Love I: Vice-admiral, dies in sea battle at about 54
- 11-10Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki: King of Poland (16..-73)
- 11-14Michael Wisniowieki: King of Poland
- 11-27Anthonie Palamedesz: Painter, dies at about 72
- 12-28Joan Blaeu: Dutch cartographer / publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77