1676
| Years: 1673 1674 1675 – 1676 – 1677 1678 1679 | |
| Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s – 1670s – 1680s 1690s 1700s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1676 in topic: | |
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Events
- January 29 – Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia
- First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer
- Bacon's Rebellion
- Russo-Turkish Wars commence.
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Births
- May 8 – Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)
- August 26 – Robert Walpole, first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745)
Deaths
- January 14 – Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (b. 1602)
- April 29 – Michiel Adriaanszoon de Ruijter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)
- July 22 – Pope Clement X (b. 1590)
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