County seat city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Its founding is dated to 1673 in what is now the United States. It was part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Worcester district and Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Worcester district. Its population today is about 206,500.
Before and after
- 30 May 1672Birth of Peter the Great
- from 18 August 1672 to 27 August 1672Siege of Kamenets
- 23 December 1672Discovery of Rhea
- from 1673 to 1681Revolt of the Three Feudatories
- 1673Founding of Worcester
- 1673Construction of Bonde Palace
- 17 February 1673Death of Molière
- 11 November 1673Battle of Khotyn
- from 1674 to 1818Maratha Empire
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The era
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