1686
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[edit] Events
- The League of Augsburg is founded.
- Russia, Saxony, Brandenburg and Bavaria join the Holy League against the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
- September 2 - The forces of the Holy League of 1684 liberate Buda from the Ottoman Turkish rule that leads to the end of Turkish rule in Hungary during the subsequent years.
- New York City and Albany, New York are granted city charters by the colonial governor.
- A hurricane saves Charleston from attack by Spanish vessels.