Important Historical Events of the year 1683, Year 1683 in History

List of 1683 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1683

What happened in the year 1683?

Date Event
May 24, 1683 The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
June 23, 1683 William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
July 16, 1683 Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
September 11, 1683 Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
September 12, 1683 Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
September 17, 1683 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules", later known as protozoa.
October 3, 1683 Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu.
October 6, 1683 Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
November 1, 1683 The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.