1685

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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Monday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1686
Follows: 1684

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has list: list of state leaders in 1685
category for births in this time period: Category:1685 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1685 deaths
Commons category: 1685
topic's main category: Category:1685
point in time: 1685-01-01

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July 6: The Monmouth Rebellion in England ends with the defeat of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth in the Battle of Sedgemoor.

1685 (MDCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1685th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 685th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 17th century, and the 6th year of the 1680s decade. As of the start of 1685, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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