May 2: France gains territory (shown in blue) from the Spanish Netherlands after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of Devolution.
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1668 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar
1668 MDCLXVIII
Ab urbe condita
2421
Armenian calendar
1117 ԹՎ ՌՃԺԷ
Assyrian calendar
6418
Balinese saka calendar
1589–1590
Bengali calendar
1075
Berber calendar
2618
English Regnal year
19 Cha. 2 – 20 Cha. 2
Buddhist calendar
2212
Burmese calendar
1030
Byzantine calendar
7176–7177
Chinese calendar
丁未年 (Fire Goat) 4365 or 4158 — to — 戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 4366 or 4159
Coptic calendar
1384–1385
Discordian calendar
2834
Ethiopian calendar
1660–1661
Hebrew calendar
5428–5429
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat
1724–1725
- Shaka Samvat
1589–1590
- Kali Yuga
4768–4769
Holocene calendar
11668
Igbo calendar
668–669
Iranian calendar
1046–1047
Islamic calendar
1078–1079
Japanese calendar
Kanbun 8 (寛文８年)
Javanese calendar
1590–1591
Julian calendar
Gregorian minus 10 days
Korean calendar
4001
Minguo calendar
244 before ROC 民前244年
Nanakshahi calendar
200
Thai solar calendar
2210–2211
Tibetan calendar
阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) 1794 or 1413 or 641 — to — 阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) 1795 or 1414 or 642
1668 (MDCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1668th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 668th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1660s decade. As of the start of 1668, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
1668 (MDCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1668th...
The year 1668 in science and technology involved some significant events. Isaac Newton invents the reflecting telescope. Francesco Redi publishes Esperienze...
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1668 (XVI) was an act of the UN General Assembly that deemed the issue of Chinese representation at the UN an...
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consider the width of the street. 1668 – Roger Pratt becomes the first person knighted for services to architecture. 1668: June – William Talman appointed...
article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1668. c. February – The English Parliament and bishops seek to suppress Thomas...
was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the...
of Friends in the 1650s and 1660s and has met annually in some form since 1668. The first meeting of Friends from different parts of Britain to be organised...
ended with the Treaty of Lisbon in 1668, bringing a formal end to the Iberian Union. The period from 1640 to 1668 was marked by periodic skirmishes between...
led by Arlington and Buckingham, with Arlington the more successful. In 1668, England allied itself with Sweden, and with its former enemy the Netherlands...
Events from the year 1668 in China. Kangxi Emperor (7th year) Regents — Ebilun and Oboi Viceroy of Zhili, Shandong and Henan — Zhu Changzuo (–January 8)...
Events from the year 1668 in Sweden Monarch – Charles XI January – The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed between England, Sweden and the United Provinces...
The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology is organized to integrate the many fields of specialization which occur in the broad field of biology...
Events from the year 1668 in art. The Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford is completed, to a design by Sir Christopher Wren with ceiling paintings by Robert Streater...
In the 1667 to 1668 War of Devolution (French: Guerre de Dévolution, Dutch: Devolutieoorlog), France occupied large parts of the Spanish Netherlands and...
Camagüey in modern Cuba) and Porto Bello (now Portobelo in modern Panamá). In 1668, he sailed for Maracaibo, Venezuela, and Gibraltar, on Lake Maracaibo; he...
until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own accession. He was the fifth and last child of John IV and Luisa...
Events from the year 1668 in Ireland. Monarch: Charles II Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery, resigns the office of Lord President of Munster on account of disputes...
December 1640, restored Portuguese independence. The period from 1640 to 1668 was marked by periodic skirmishes between Portugal and Spain, as well as...
280) occurred during a short but intense period; the eight years between 1668 and 1676, when the witch hysteria called Det stora oväsendet ("The Great...
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