File:Map_Peace_of_Aix_la_Chapelle_(English).png · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ7595· pop 154

1668

year

AI overview

I cannot write an overview of "1668" based on the context provided, as "year" alone does not give me enough specific information about what happened in 1668 or why it would matter. To provide an accurate and neutral overview for a general reader, I would need factual details about significant events, people, or developments from that year.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: leap year starting on Sunday and ending on Monday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1669
Follows: 1667

Show 6 more facts

topic's main category: Category:1668
point in time: 1668-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1668
category for births in this time period: Category:1668 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1668 deaths
Commons category: 1668

via Wikidata · CC0

~10 min read

Encyclopedic overview

May 2: France gains territory (shown in blue) from the Spanish Netherlands after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of Devolution.

1668 (MDCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1668th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 668th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1660s decade. As of the start of 1668, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “1668” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (4)

Available in 152 languages

Show 133 more

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0