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| c. 1690 |
| | | France by now has six fortified trading settlements around the coast of India, of which Pondicherry is the most important | |
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| 1690 |
| | | The armies of James II and William III confront each at the river Boyne, with victory going to William | |
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| c. 1690 |
| | | Chinoiserie becomes the new craze in Europe, after Jesuit reports of the Chinese civilization | |
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| 1690 |
| | | The French scientist Denis Papin, while professor of mathematics at Marburg, develops the first steam engine to use a piston | |
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| 1690 |
| | | The Church of Scotland finally wins recognition as an independent Presbyterian body | |
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| 1690 |
| | | John Strong, landing on some remote Atlantic islands, names them after Viscount Falkland, treasurer of the British navy | |
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| 1690 |
| | | John Locke publishes his Essay concerning Human Understanding, arguing that all knowledge is based on experience | |
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| 1692 |
| | | Government soldiers, mainly Campbells, massacre their MacDonald hosts in Glencoe | |
|  | Order for the massacre of Glencoe
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| 1692 |
| | | The Massachusetts town of Salem is gripped by witch-hunting hysteria | |
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| 1692 |
| | | Twenty people convicted of witchcraft are hanged in Salem, and one is pressed to death | |
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