In history, year 1690 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 1690.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1690 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 08 june | Yakut Khan, a Siddi general, razed the Mazagon Fort. The Mazagon Fort was a British fort in Mazagaon, Mumbai. It was built around 1680. In 1689, Yakut Khan, with 20,000 soldiers invaded Mumbai. |
| 12 July | Under the leadership of William of Orange, the Protestants defeated the Roman Catholic army. |
| 24 August | Job Carnock laid the foundation of the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata). |
| 23 December | The philosopher John Flemsteed saw the planet Uranus and considered it a star and named it \ 34 Tory \. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1690:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 01 December | Philip Yorke / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 01 February | Francesco Maria Veracini / Violinist / Italy |
| 03 February | Richard Rawlinson / Historian / United Kingdom |
| 11 June | Giovanni Antonio Giay / Composer / Italy |
| 12 September | Peter Dens / Theologian / Belgium |
| 15 September | Ignazio Prota / Educator / Italy |
| 18 March | Christian Goldbach / Academic / Germany |
| 22 November | François Colin de Blamont / Painist / France |
| 22 January | Nicolas Lancret / Painter / France |
| 22 April | John Carteret / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 24 November | Charles Theodore Pachelbel / Composer / Germany |
| 28 October | Peter Tordenskjold / Army Officer / Norway |
| 29 October | Martin Folkes / Astronomer / United Kingdom |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1690:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 23 December | Pamheiba / Emperor / India |