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Poland in 1673

Historical records for Poland in 1673, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

November

10 November 1673Death of John IIIJohn III

House / House of Sobieski

King Michael dies, John puts himself forward as his successor

11 November 1673Battle of Chocim, 2ndJohn III

Chocim · Warfare / Poland War

Wins a victory at Chocim destroying the Turkish Army army of 30,000. Despite the Treaty of Buczac John continues to harass the Turks

Other Events

1673Astronomical Instruments TreatiseJohannes Hevelius

Gdansk · Science / Astronomy

Documents large precision instruments used before telescopic sights became standard.

1673Machina CoelestisJohannes Hevelius

Gdansk · Science / Astronomy

Publishes a description of his observatory, instruments and observing methods.

Names involved

Johannes HeveliusJohn III

Places involved

ChocimGdansk

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.