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1690 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Years: 1687 1688 1689 - 1690 - 1691 1692 1693
Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1690 in literature 1690 in science 1690 state leaders

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Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiter's atmosphere.
January 6 - Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I becomes King of the Romans
January 14 - The clarinet is invented in Nuremberg, Germany
May 20 - England passes Act of Grace, forgiving followers of James II
July 1 - The Battle of the Boyne, in Ireland
Earliest recorded sighting of the planet Uranus, by John Flamsteed, who mistakenly catalogued it as the star 34 Tauri
October 6-12--Massachusetts Puritans led by Sir William Phips besiege the city of Quebec. The siege ends in failure.

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