1686 (MDCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Japanese era name. ... Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... The traditional Korean calendar is directly derived from the Asian calendar. ... The Thai solar, or Suriyakati (สุริยคติ), calendar is used in traditional and official contexts in Thailand, although the Western calendar is sometimes used in business. ... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... This is the calendar for a common year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter F), e. ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ... This is the calendar for a common year starting on Friday (dominical letter C), e. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ...

Events

• The League of Augsburg is founded.
• Russia, Saxony, Brandenburg and Bavaria join the Holy League against the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
• A group of conspirators met at Charborough House in Dorset to plan the overthrow of king James II of England by Parliamentarians and the Dutch William III of Orange-Nassau.
• September 2 - The forces of the Holy League of 1684 liberate Buda from the Ottoman Turkish rule that leads to the end of Turkish rule in Hungary during the subsequent years.
• New York City and Albany, New York are granted city charters by the colonial governor.
• A hurricane saves Charleston from attack by Spanish vessels.

The Grand Alliance (known, prior to 1689, as the League of Augsburg) was a European coalition, consisting (at various times) of Austria, Bavaria, Brandenburg, England, the Holy Roman Empire, the Netherlands, the Palatinate of the Rhine, Portugal, Saxony, Spain, Sweden, and the United Provinces. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) is the easternmost federal state of Germany. ...   (Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... During the course of the Ottoman wars in Europe, the War of the Holy League (1682 - 1699) was marked by the rise of a new Holy League initiated by Pope Innocent XI and composed of the Holy Roman Empire (headed by Habsburg Austria), the Venetian Republic and Poland in 1684... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... Charborough House is located between Sturminster Newton and Bere Regis in Dorset. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... James II of England/VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. ... A parliamentarian is a specialist in parliamentary procedure. ... William III King of England, Scotland and Ireland William III and II (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William Henry and William of Orange) was Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland from 11... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... During the course of the Ottoman wars in Europe, the War of the Holy League (1682 - 1699) was marked by the rise of a new Holy League initiated by Pope Innocent XI and composed of the Holy Roman Empire (headed by Habsburg Austria), the Venetian Republic and Poland in 1684... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... Buda (German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak: Budín, Serbian: Будим or Budim, Turkish: Budin) is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the right bank of the Danube. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686  - Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area    - City 56. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Nickname: The Holy City, The Palmetto City Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ...

Births

• January 16 - Archibald Bower, Scottish historian (died 1766)
• January 31 - Hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (died 1758)
• April 9 - James Craggs the Younger, English politician (died 1721)
• April 28 - Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (died 1721)
• April 29 - Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (died 1742)
• May 24 - Gabriel Fahrenheit, German physicist and inventor (died 1736)
• June 9 - Andrei Osterman, Russian statesman (died 1747)
• July 6 - Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (died 1758)
• July 9 - Philip Livingston, American politician (died 1749)
• August 12 - John Balguy, English philosopher (died 1748)
• August 19 - Eustace Budgell, English writer (died 1737)
• August 19 - Nicola Porpora, Italian composer (died 1768)
• October 15 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (died 1758)

January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Archibald Bower (January 17, 1686 _ September 3, 1766), was a Scottish historian. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hans Egede Statue in Nuuk Hans Egede (January 31, 1686, Harstad, Northern Norway–November 5, 1758, Falster, Denmark) was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary, called the Apostle of Greenland. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... James Cragg the Younger (9 April 1686 - 16 February 1721), son of James Cragg the Elder, was born at Westminster. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... Michael Johann Joseph Brokoff (Czech: Michal Jan Josef Brokoff, 28 April 1686 in Klášterec nad Ohří, Bohemia - 8 September 1721 in Prague) was a Czech sculptor of the baroque era, working with sandstone. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (29 April 1686 - 1 January 1742), also known as Peregrine Bertie (1686-1701), Lord Willoughby de Eresby (1701-1715) and Marquess of Lindsey (1715-1723), was a British nobleman and statesman. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit) (24 May 1686 in Danzig (GdaÅ„sk) – 16 September 1736 in The Hague, Netherlands) was a German physicist and engineer who worked most of his life in the Netherlands. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Andrey Ivanovich Ostermann (1686-1747) Count Andrei Ivanovich Osterman (June 9, 1686 - May 31, 1747) was a German-born Russian statesman who came to prominence under Tsar Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) and served until the accession of the Tsesarevna Elizabeth. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Antoine de Jussieu (July 6, 1686 - April 22, 1758) was a French naturalist. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Philip Livingston (1686-1749) was born July 9, 1686, in Albany, New York. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Balguy (August 12, 1686 — September 21, 1748) was an English divine and philosopher. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Eustace Budgell (August 19, 1686 - May 4, 1737) was an English writer. ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Nicola (Antonio) Porpora (August 19, 1686 - March 3, 1768) was an Italian composer of Baroque operas (see opera seria) and teacher of singing, whose most famous pupil was the castrato Farinelli. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... Allan Ramsay (October 15, 1686 - January 7, 1758), Scottish poet, was born at Leadhills, Lanarkshire to John Ramsay, superintendent of Lord Hopetouns lead-mines and his wife, Alice Bower, a native of Derbyshire. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Deaths

• January 31 - Jean Mairet, French dramatist (born 1604)
• February 10 - William Dugdale, English antiquarian (born 1605)
• April 6 - Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman (born. 1614)
• April 19 - Antonio de Solís y Ribadeneyra, Spanish writer (born 1610)
• June 23 - William Coventry, English statesman (born c.1628)
• July 10 - John Fell, English churchman (born 1625)
• July 16 - John Pearson, English theologian (born 1612)
• August 13 - Louis Maimbourg, French-born historian (born 1610)
• October 26 - John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (born 1623)
• November 11 - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French general (born 1621)
• November 11 - Otto von Guericke, German physicist and inventor (born 1602)