Schism of the Russian Church
Nikon's reforms give birth to the Old Believers
The Great Moscow Synod of 1666–1667 upheld Patriarch Nikon's church reforms and anathematised those who kept the old rite. This gave rise to the Old Believers; their leader Archpriest Avvakum was exiled and later burned.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 1648 Peace of Westphalia — 18 years earlier
- 1649 Execution of Charles I of England — 17 years earlier
- 1676 Leeuwenhoek sees microbes — 10 years later
- 1683 Battle of Vienna — 17 years later
- 1687 Newton's Principia — 21 years later
Africa
- 1662 Last sighting of the dodo — 4 years earlier
Asia
- 1644 Fall of the Ming, rise of the Qing — 22 years earlier
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- Rembrandt (aged 60)
- Louis XIV (aged 28)
- Isaac Newton (aged 23)
- Kangxi Emperor (aged 12)
- Shah Jahan (aged 74)
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- Alexis the Most Quiet (aged 37)
- Shivaji (aged 36)
- Charles II (aged 36)
- Leopold I (aged 26)