What is 1670s?
The '''1670s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 1670 and ended on 31 December 1679. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''168th decade''''' which began on January 1, 1671. and ended on December 31, 1680.{{decadebox|167}} == Events == *The [[Franco-Dutch War]] *Father [[Jacques Marquette]] continues to explore the [[Great Lakes]] and the [[Mississippi River]]. Other Frenchmen explore [[North America]]. *The [[Quakers]] come to America from England. * [[Isaac Newton|Newton]] and [[Gottfried Leibniz|Leibniz]] independently discover [[calculus]]. * [[Popish Plot]] started by [[Titus Oates]]. Oates' aim is to kill [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]]. Plot fails and ends in [[1681]]. == Deaths == *[[John Milton]], British poet == World leaders == *King [[Frederick III of Denmark]] ([[1648]]–[[1670]]). *King [[Christian V of Denmark]] ([[1670]]–[[1699]]). *King [[Charles II of England|Charles II of England and Scotland]] ([[1660]]–[[1685]]). *King [[Louis XIV of France]] ([[1643]]–[[1715]]). *[[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]] ([[1658]]–[[1705]]). *King [[Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki]] of the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] ([[1669]]–[[1673]]). *King [[John III of Poland]] ([[1674]]–[[1696]]). *King [[Peter II of Portugal]] ([[1667]]–[[1706]]). *[[Tsar]] [[Aleksey I of Russia]] ([[1645]]–[[1676]]) *[[Tsar]] [[Feodor III of Russia]] ([[1676]]–[[1682]]). *King [[Charles II of Spain]] ([[1665]]–[[1700]]). *King [[Charles XI of Sweden]] ([[1660]]–[[1697]]). [[Category:1670s| ]]