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The 1660s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1669 BC to December 31, 1660 BC. BC.
January 14 – A Portuguese garrison invades Morocco and kidnaps 35 women and girls, then steals 400 head of cattle. The Moroccans counterattack and kill the garrison's commander, 12 knights and 38 other Portuguese soldiers before the surviving Portuguese are given sanctuary inside the English fortress at Tangier.
1680s BC. The 1680s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1689 BC to December 31, 1680 BC. BC.
2nd millennium BC: Centuries: 18th century BC – 17th century BC – 16th century BC: Decades: 1700s BC 1690s BC 1680s BC – 1670s BC – 1660s BC 1650s BC 1640s BC: Years: 1679 BC 1678 BC 1677 BC 1676 BC 1675 BC 1674 BC 1673 BC 1672 BC 1671 BC 1670 BC: Categories: Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments
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The Navigation Act, a series of English laws passed between the 1650s and 1660s to regulate the economy of the British Empire, triggered an exodus of Scots-Irish immigrants to North America. The long-running English battles with the Irish led to large numbers of captives who were shipped off to the Caribbean islands to work as slaves ...
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