1675

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1640s  1650s  1660s  – 1670s –  1680s  1690s  1700s
Years:	1672 1673 1674 – 1675 – 1676 1677 1678

The year 1675 was a common year which start on

Events

• April – The South Atlantic Oceon island of South Georgia is discovered.
• June 24 – King Philip's War startes in North America.
• August 10 – Construction starts on the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Births

• March 31 – Pope Benedict XIV (d. 1758)