In history, year 1676 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1676.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1676 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 01 june | The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in theworld of its time, sank at the Battle of Öland with a loss of around800 men. |
| 02 june | Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo. The naval Battle of Palermo took place during the Franco-Dutch War, between a French force led by Abraham Duquesne, sent to support a revolt in the city of Messina against the Spanish rule in Sicily, and a Spanish force supported by a Dutch maritime expedition force. |
| 30 july | Virginia colonist Nathaniel Bacon and his makeshift army issueda Declaration of the People of Virginia, instigating a rebellion againstthe rule of Governor William Berkeley. |
| 12 august | Puritans and their Native American allies killed Wampanoagsachem Metacomet (known as 'King Philip'), essentially ending KingPhilip's War. |
| 17 august | The Battle of Halmstad was fought at Fyllebro and was the lastbattle in Halland between Denmark and Sweden. |
| 19 september | During Bacon's Rebellion, Virginia settlers led by NathanielBacon burned the colonial capital of Jamestown to the ground. |
| 05 October | The East India Company got the right to exchange Indian currency in Mumbai from the King of England. |
| 27 October | Poland and Turkey signed the Treaty of Versailles. |
| 26 August | The first Prime Minister of Britain, Robert Walpole, was born. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1676:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 04 April | Giuseppe Maria Orlandini / Composer / Italy |
| 04 February | Giacomo Facco / Violinist / Italy |
| 08 October | Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro / Scholar / Spain |
| 14 July | Caspar Abel / Poet / Germany |
| 17 March | Thomas Boston / Philosopher / Scotland |
| 19 January | John Weldon / Composer / United Kingdom |
| 21 June | Anthony Collins / Author / United Kingdom |
| 26 August | Robert Walpole / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 27 March | Francis Rákóczi II / Prince / Hungary |
| 28 May | Jacopo Riccati / Academic / Italy |