Pope Clement X (b. 1590)
Pope Clement X (Latin: Clemens X; Italian: Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in 1676. Elected pope at age 79, he has since been ranked as the oldest pope at the time of his election.

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- 30Jul
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. - 12Aug
King Philip's War
Praying Indian John Alderman shoots and kills Metacomet, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip's War. - 19Sep
Bacon's Rebellion
Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion. - 21Nov
Rømer's determination of the speed of light
The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

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