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1680

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s - 1680s - 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s

Years: 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 - 1680 - 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Year in topic 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau

Year in topic

• 1680 in literature
• 1680 in science

Births

• September 22 - Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet
• John Machin, English mathematician
• Blackbeard, pirate

Deaths

• February 17 - Jan Swammerdam, Dutch scientist (b. 1637)
• Gian Lorenzo Bernini, sculptor
• Willem Drost, Baroque painter and printmaker
• Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan

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