1678
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 16th century–17th century–18th century |
Decades: | 1640s1650s1660s–1670s–1680s1690s1700s |
Years: | 167516761677–1678–167916801681 |
1678(MDCLXXVIII) was acommon yearstarting on Saturdayof theGregorian calendarand acommon year starting on Tuesdayof theJulian calendar,the 1678th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 678th year of the2nd millennium,the 78th year of the17th century,and the 9th year of the1670sdecade. As of the start of 1678, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- January 27– The firstfire enginecompany in what will become theUnited Statesgoes into service.
- February 18–John Bunyanpublishes hisChristianallegoryThe Pilgrim's Progressin London.