* 1609 – Richard Bennett, English Governor of the Colony of Virginia ( d. 1675 )

* 1605 – Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician ( d. 1675 )

* 1623 – Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish theologian, historian, astronomer, and writer ( d. 1675 )

* 1675 – 1719 John Flamsteed

* 1675 – Franco-Dutch War: forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.

* 1675 – The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid.

* 1602 – Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician ( d. 1675 )

They determined to reinvestigate the motion of γ Draconis ; the telescope, constructed by George Graham ( 1675 – 1751 ), a celebrated instrument-maker, was affixed to a vertical chimney stack, in such manner as to permit a small oscillation of the eyepiece, the amount of which ( i. e. the deviation from the vertical ) was regulated and measured by the introduction of a screw and a plumb line.

* 1613 – Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter ( d. 1675 )

* 1675 – Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter ( b. 1632 )

His parents were Didier Diderot ( 1675 – 1759 ) a cutler, maître coutelier and his wife Angélique Vigneron ( 1677 – 1748 ).

James Gregory ( 1638 – 1675 ) observed the diffraction patterns caused by a bird feather, which was effectively the first diffraction grating to be discovered.

* 1675 – Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician ( d. 1750 )

* 1675 – Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer ( d. 1726 )

* 1675 – Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter ( b. 1613 )

* John Gordon ( 1673 – 1675 )

* Lady Anne Gordon ( 1675 – 1709 ), married Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton

* 1675 – Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy ( b. 1634 )

* 1587 – William Arnold, English-American settler ( d. 1675 )

* 1615 – Thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler ( d. 1675 )

* 1749 – William Jones, Welsh mathematician ( b. 1675 )

* 1637 – Jacques Marquette, French missionary and explorer ( d. 1675 )

* 1675 – Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist and writer ( d. 1755 )

* 1675 – Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials ( d. 1719 )

King Charles II, who founded the Royal Observatory Greenwich in 1675 instructed the first Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed, ".

Hendrick Danckerts, Royal Gardener John Rose and King Charles II, 1675

* 1675 – King Charles II of England orders the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

During King Philip's War ( 1675 – 1676 ), a force of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Plymouth militia under General Josiah Winslow invaded and destroyed the fortified Narragansett Indian village in the Great Swamp in what is now South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on December 19, 1675.

His brother, Francis Lovelace ( 1621 – 1675 ), was the second governor of the New York colony appointed by the Duke of York, later King James II of England.

In the end King Philip ’ s War ( 1675 – 1676 ) was one of the bitterest events in his life as his efforts ended with the burning of Providence in March 1676, including his own house.

* Jie, Legendary King of the supposed Xia dynasty ( existence disputed ) in China, r. c. 1728 – 1675 BC

The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the foundation stone being laid on 10 August.

These coffee-house clubs soon became hotbeds of political scandal-mongering and intriguing, and in 1675 King Charles II issued a proclamation which ran: “ His Majesty hath thought fit and necessary that coffee houses be ( for the future ) put down and suppressed ,” because “ in such houses divers false, malitious and scandalous reports are devised and spread abroad to the Defamation of his Majesty ’ s Government and to the Disturbance of Peace and Quiet of the Realm .” So unpopular was this proclamation that it was almost instantly found necessary to withdraw it, and by Anne ’ s reign the coffee-house club was a feature of England ’ s social life.

A full variant Greek text of Scripture proved impossible, but in 1675 Oxford printed a quarto King James edition, carrying Fell's own textual changes and spellings.

Since 1675 the original site of the cross has been occupied by a statue of King Charles I mounted on a horse.

During King Phillip's war of 1675, travel in these areas was often dangerous for settlers.

When King Philip ’ s War broke out in 1675, the plundering of one house was the only hostile act in Sagadahoc County until August, 1676, at which point three settlements were attacked and 53 people taken captive by Native Americans.

The modest settlement of six or seven houses was burned to the ground during King Philip's War on December 2, 1675, when settlers were either killed or driven off.

The Mohegan village, now known as Fort Shantok, was protected on the inland side by palisades first built in about 1636, at the time of the Pequot War, rebuilt during wars with the Narragansett people circa 1653 – 1657, and rebuilt again at the time of King Philip's War ( 1675 – 1676 ).

In 1675, when King Philip's War broke out, some of the town's Indians, ( especially in the southern part of the town ) sided with the Mohegans and the English while others sided with the Indians led by Philip, rallying to arms on what is now Curtis Island in present Holland, Massachusetts and Brimfield, Massachusetts.

Between the area of modern day Cook and South Watuppa Ponds, east of the Taunton River and north of Tiverton, Rhode Island, was once referred to as " Pocasset Swamp " during King Philip's War in 1675 – 1676.

In 1675, King Philip's War began and both sides saw this as an opportunity to claim the land for their people and their way of life.

The history of Millis is closely tied with King Philip's War of 1675 to 1676.

During King Philip's War in 1675, Praying Indians ( natives who converted to Christianity ) were settled into Praying Indian Villages.

On July 14, 1675, early violence in King Philip's War took place in Mendon, with the deaths of multiple residents and the destruction of Albee's mill.

During King Phillips War, many Nipmuc from around Marlboro and Natick were re-located to Deer Island, and many died from the harsh winter in 1675.

It was one of seven townships intended for soldiers ( or their heirs ) who had fought in the " Narragansett War " of 1675, also known as King Philip's War.