Fall of Candia
One of the longest sieges in history — 21 years
The Ottomans landed on Venetian Crete in 1645 and from 1648 besieged its capital, Candia. The city held out for 21 years, with volunteers from all over Europe coming to help Venice, but in September 1669 Francesco Morosini surrendered the fortress and Crete became Ottoman.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Eastern Europe & Russia
- 1649 Law Code of 1649 — 20 years earlier
- 1654 Pereiaslav Agreement — 15 years earlier
- 1667 Truce of Andrusovo — 2 years earlier
- 1682 Accession of Peter the Great — 13 years later
Africa
- 1662 Last sighting of the dodo — 7 years earlier
Asia
- 1644 Fall of the Ming, rise of the Qing — 25 years earlier
- 1673–1681 Revolt of the Three Feudatories — 4 years later
Alive at the time
- Rembrandt (aged 63)
- Louis XIV (aged 31)
- Isaac Newton (aged 26)
- Kangxi Emperor (aged 15)
- Thomas Hobbes (aged 81)
- Aurangzeb (aged 51)
- Alexis the Most Quiet (aged 40)
- Shivaji (aged 39)
- Charles II (aged 39)
- Baruch Spinoza (aged 37)