1677
| Years: 1674 1675 1676 – 1677 – 1678 1679 1680 | |
| Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s – 1670s – 1680s 1690s 1700s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1677 in topic: | |
Events
- First performance of Racine's tragedy, Phèdre
- Sarah Churchill marries John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
- Battle of Cassel, Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange
- Mary II of England marries William of Orange
- English Statute of frauds is passed into law
- Battle of Landskrona
- Elias Ashmole gifts the collection that begins the Ashmolean Museum to Oxford University
- Francis Aungier is made the first Earl of Longford
- Michel le Tellier becomes chancellor of France
- Sir John Chardin returns to Europe from his travels in Persia
- Second London Baptist Confession written, published in 1689
- Charles II of England makes Henry Purcell court musician.
- Jules Hardouin-Mansart begins la place Vendôme in Paris (completed in 1698).
- Antoni van Leeuwenhoek observes spermatozoa under the microscope.
- The Swedes defeat the Danes, at Rostock and at Landström.
- Population of Paris first exceeds 500,000
- Ice cream becomes popular.
Births
- February 8 – Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. 1756)
- October 20 – Stanislaus I Leszczynski of Poland (d. 1766)
Deaths
- February 21 – Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (b. 1632)
- May 4 – Isaac Barrow, English mathematician (b. 1630)
- August – Matthew Locke, English composer
- Fabian von Fersen, Swedish soldier (b. 1626)
- Mathieu Le Nain, French painter
- Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1598)
- Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton
- Duke William Louis of Württemberg
Categories: 1677