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1673 Historical Event(s)
- March 18, 1673 – John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers.
- May 17, 1673 – Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
- June 17, 1673 – French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make a detailed account of its course.
- November 11, 1673 – Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used.
Who Were Born On 1673?
- January 6, 1673 – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English noble (d. 1744)
- January 31, 1673 – Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest and saint (d. 1716)
- April 21, 1673 – Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1742)
- June 18, 1673 – Antonio de Literes, Spanish composer of zarzuelas (d. 1747)
- August 8, 1673 – John Ker, Scottish spy (d. 1726)
- August 11, 1673 – Richard Mead, English physician (d. 1754)
- October 26, 1673 – Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian prince, linguist, and scholar (d. 1723)
- December 30, 1673 – Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)