1680 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1650s 1660s 1670s – 1680s – 1690s 1700s 1710s |
| Years: | 1677 1678 1679 – 1680 – 1681 1682 1683 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1680 MDCLXXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2433 |
| Armenian calendar | 1129 ԹՎ ՌՃԻԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6430 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1601–1602 |
| Bengali calendar | 1087 |
| Berber calendar | 2630 |
| English Regnal year | 31 Cha. 2 – 32 Cha. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2224 |
| Burmese calendar | 1042 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7188–7189 |
| Chinese calendar | 己未年 (Earth Goat) 4376 or 4316 — to — 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 4377 or 4317 |
| Coptic calendar | 1396–1397 |
| Discordian calendar | 2846 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1672–1673 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5440–5441 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1736–1737 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1601–1602 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4780–4781 |
| Holocene calendar | 11680 |
| Igbo calendar | 680–681 |
| Iranian calendar | 1058–1059 |
| Islamic calendar | 1090–1091 |
| Japanese calendar | Enpō 8 (延宝８年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1602–1603 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 4013 |
| Minguo calendar | 232 before ROC 民前232年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 212 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2222–2223 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土羊年 (female Earth-Goat) 1806 or 1425 or 653 — to — 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) 1807 or 1426 or 654 |
The year 1680 was a leap year. This means it had an extra day, February 29th, making it 366 days long instead of the usual 365. It started on a Monday according to the Gregorian calendar, which is the calendar most of the world uses today.
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Important Events of 1680
- February – A kind man named Reverend Ralph Davenant passed away. In his will, he left money to start a new school. This school was for poor boys in a part of London called Whitechapel.
- May – The Krakatoa volcano had an eruption. It was probably not a very big one, but it shows the power of nature!
- July 8 – The very first tornado ever recorded in America happened in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sadly, it caused one death.
- August 21 – The Pueblo people of New Mexico fought for their freedom. They successfully took back Santa Fe from the Spanish during what is known as the Pueblo Revolt.
- November 23 – A very bright comet was seen for the first time. It was so bright that many people could see it in the sky!
Other Key Events
- The first Portuguese governor was chosen for Macau. Macau is a city on the coast of China.
- The city of Karlskrona in Sweden was founded. It became an important home for the Swedish Navy.
People Born in 1680
Many interesting people were born in 1680, including:
- January 23 – Joseph Ames, an English writer.
- February 14 – John Sidney, the 6th Earl of Leicester, an important English politician.