1675
year From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
1675 (MDCLXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1675th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 675th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 17th century, and the 6th year of the 1670s decade. As of the start of 1675, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1675.
Remove ads
Events
- April – The South Atlantic Ocean island of South Georgia is discovered.
- June 24 – King Philip's War starts in North America.
- August 10 – Construction starts on the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Births
- March 31 – Pope Benedict XIV (d. 1758)
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads