Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1650s 1660s 1670s – 1680s – 1690s 1700s 1710s
Years:	1680 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

The 1680s decade ran from January 1, 1680, to December 31, 1689.

[edit] Events and trends

• The Treaty of Ratisbon between France and England in 1684 ended the Age of Buccaneers.
• 1685: The Chinese army attacked a Russian post at Albazin. The events led to the Treaty of Nerchinsk. ^[1]
• Isaac Newton published Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, where he introduced Newton's laws of motion and his theory of gravity.
• The Glorious Revolution brought William and Mary to power in England.

[edit] World leaders

• King Christian V of Denmark (1670–1699).
• King Charles II of England and Scotland (1660–1685).
• King James II of England and Scotland (1685–1688).
• Queen Mary II of England and Scotland (1689–1694).
• King William III of England and Scotland (1689–1702).
• King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715).
• Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658–1705).
• King Peter II of Portugal (1667–1706)
• Tsar Feodor III of Russia (1676–1682).
• Tsar Ivan V of Russia (1682–1696).
• Tsar Peter I of Russia (1682–1725).
• King Charles II of Spain (1665–1700).
• King Charles XI of Sweden (1660–1697).
• Padshah Aurangazeb (Mughal Empire)
• Bhonsle Dynasty of the Marathas

1. Shambhaji (1680–1689)
2. Rajaram Chhatrapati (1689–1700)

[edit] References

1. ^ Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.