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1674

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

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

Years: 1669 1670 1671 1672 1673 - 1674 - 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679

Events

February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Peace of Westminster[?]. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, which renamed it New York
May 21 - John Sobieski is elected by the nobility to be the King of Poland.

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