Historical events in 1684

29 historical records

April 16841 historical events

1684, April · England · House · House of Stewart · Anne

Pregnancy

Annes 1st pregnancy ends in a miscarriage

July 16841 historical events

1684, July 6th · England · Sedgemoor · Warfare · Military · James Scott Monmouth, 1st

Battle of Sedgemoor

Monmouth is defeated in battle & his claims to the throne come to an end

August 16841 historical events

1684, August · England · Cambridge · Science · Astronomy · Edmond Halley

Halley Visit to Newton

Asks Newton what orbit follows from inverse-square attraction, prompting work leading to Principia.

October 16841 historical events

1684, October 26th · Germany · Lowitz · Warfare · Military · Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin

Birth of Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin

November 16841 historical events

1684, November 16th · Great Britain · Government · Whig Party Government · Allen Bathurst Bathurst, 1st

Birth of Allen Bathurst

1684 · England · Government · Government of England · Sidney Godolphin Godolphin, 1st

Secretary of State

Appointed Secretary of State

1684 · England · Tower of London · House · House of Osbourne · Thomas Osbourne Danby, 1st

Arrest of Thomas Osbourne

Released from prison

1684 · England · House · House of Stewart · James Scott Monmouth, 1st

Exile of James Scott

Forced into exile in Holland

1684 · England · House · House of Stewart · Anne

Pregnancy

Annes 1st pregnancy ends in a miscarriage. 1st of 17 pregnancies without any surviving children

1684 · England · Warfare · Military · Edward Vernon

Birth of Edward Vernon

1684 · France · Casale · House · House of Bourbon · Louis XIV Sun King

Rule of Casale

Under the Treaty of Regensburg France gains Strasbourg, Luxemburg and Casale in Italy

1684 · France · House · House of Bourbon · Louis XIV Sun King

Rule of Luxembourg

Under the Treaty of Regensburg France gains Strasbourg, Luxemburg and Casale in Italy

1684 · France · Strasbourg · House · House of Bourbon · Louis XIV Sun King

Rule of Strasbourg

Under the Treaty of Regensburg France gains Strasbourg

1684 · France · Regensburg · House · House of Bourbon · Louis XIV Sun King

Treaty of Regensburg

Under the terms of the Treaty France gains Strasbourg, Luxemburg and Casale in Italy

1684 · France · Rotterdam · Humanities · Philosophy · Pierre Bayle

News from the Republic of Letters

Bayle begins editing and largely writing News from the Republic of Letters, an influential journal of criticism.

1684 · Germany · House · House of Hohenzollern · Frederick I

Marriage

Marries Sophia Charlotte

1684 · Germany · Leipzig · Humanities · Philosophy · Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Nova Methodus Published

Leibniz publishes Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis, presenting his differential calculus.

1684 · Japan · House · House of Tokugawa · Yoshimune

Birth of Yoshimune

1684 · Poland · House · House of Sobieski · John III

Alliance John III and Emperor, the Pope and Venice

Forms a Holy Alliance with the Emperor, the Pope & Venice

1684 · Scotland · House · House of Drummond · William Drummond Strathallan, 1st

Peerage

Created Lord Madderty

1684 · Scotland · Warfare · Military · William Drummond Strathallan, 1st

General

Appointed General of the Ordnance

1684 · Spain · Madrid · House · House of Habsburg · Charles II

Result of Surrender of Luxemburg

Luxemburg passes from Spanish control to France.

1684 · Spain · Madrid · House · House of Habsburg · Charles II

Surrender of Luxemburg

Spain surrenders Luxemburg to France

1684 · Sweden · Government · Government of Sweden · Charles XI

Civil Service Discipline

Charles demands honesty, diligence and personal accountability from royal officials.

1684 · Sweden · Government · Government of Sweden · Charles XI

Royal Inspection Tours

Charles travels widely to inspect regiments, equipment and provincial administration.

1684 · Sweden · Sweden · Government · Government of Sweden · Charles XI