1672
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1640s 1650s 1660s – 1670s – 1680s 1690s 1700s |
| Years: | 1669 1670 1671 – 1672 – 1673 1674 1675 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1672 MDCLXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2425 |
| Armenian calendar | 1121 ԹՎ ՌՃԻԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6422 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1593–1594 |
| Bengali calendar | 1079 |
| Berber calendar | 2622 |
| English Regnal year | 23 Cha. 2 – 24 Cha. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2216 |
| Burmese calendar | 1034 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7180–7181 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 4368 or 4308 — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 4369 or 4309 |
| Coptic calendar | 1388–1389 |
| Discordian calendar | 2838 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1664–1665 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5432–5433 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1728–1729 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1593–1594 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4772–4773 |
| Holocene calendar | 11672 |
| Igbo calendar | 672–673 |
| Iranian calendar | 1050–1051 |
| Islamic calendar | 1082–1083 |
| Japanese calendar | Kanbun 11 (寛文１１年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1594–1595 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 4005 |
| Minguo calendar | 240 before ROC 民前240年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 204 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2214–2215 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 1798 or 1417 or 645 — to — 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 1799 or 1418 or 646 |
1672 (MDCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1672nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 672nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 17th century, and the 3rd year of the 1670s decade. As of the start of 1672, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- March 15 – Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
- May 2 – John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
- June 12 – French forces under king Louis XIV cross the Rhine to Netherlands
- June 28 – William III of Orange appointed Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
- August 20 – Johan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland is slaughtered by a mob in The Hague.
- England, France, Münster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is known as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands.
Births
- May 1 – Joseph Addison, writer and essayist