1670
Pascal's Pensees Published
Eight years after his death, the fragmentary notes that Blaise Pascal had been assembling for a defense of Christianity were published in Paris.
Charleston Founded
English colonists from Barbados, sailing under the Carolina charter, landed at a point above a broad harbor on the coast and founded Charles Town, later…
Secret Treaty of Dover
Charles II secretly agreed with Louis XIV to support a French war against the Dutch, declare himself Catholic when politically feasible, and accept a French…
Moliere's Bourgeois Gentilhomme
At Chambord, Moliere's company performed a new comedy-ballet before Louis XIV mocking social climbing and fashionable intellectual pretensions.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1670?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1670. The most significant is Pascal's Pensees Published: Eight years after his death, the fragmentary notes that Blaise Pascal had been assembling for a defense of Christianity were published in Paris.
What era was 1670 part of?
1670 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1670?
The events from 1670 span Europe and North America.