1671

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s

Years: 1666 1667 1668 1669 1670 - 1671 - 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676

• May 9 - Thomas Blood[?], disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. He is immediately caught because he is too drunk to run with the loot. He would later be condemned to death and then mysteriously pardoned and exiled by King Charles II.

Births

• June 14 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer
• October 11 - King Frederick IV of Denmark

Deaths