Editing 1690 (section)

=== April–June ===
* [[April 6]] – [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]] issues a document inviting Serbians to resettle in [[Hungary]], at this time a part of the Empire.<ref>''Thinking about Yugoslavia: Scholarly debates about the Yugoslav breakup and the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo'' (Cambridge University Press, 2005) p. 206</ref> 
* [[April 16]] – An estimated [[Lists of earthquakes#Largest earthquakes by country/territory|8.0 magnitude earthquake]]{{Broken anchor|date=2025-04-15|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Lists of earthquakes#Largest earthquakes by country/territory|reason= The anchor (Largest earthquakes by country/territory) [[Special:Diff/1239611323|has been deleted]].|diff_id=1239611323}} strikes in the Caribbean Sea less than {{convert|10|mi}} from [[Barbuda]] and also affects St. Kitts and Nevis, as well as Antigua.<ref>[https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1119 "Significant Earthquake Information: 1690 April 16], NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information</ref>
* [[April 25]] – The [[Parliament of Scotland]] passes an Act to abolish [[episcopy]] in the presbyterian [[Church of Scotland]]. The Anglican [[Scottish Episcopal Church|Episcopal Church in Scotland]] continues as a separate denomination, retaining bishops.
* [[April 27]] – Sultan Toloko ibn-Sibori becomes the new [[Sultanate of Ternate|Sultan of Ternate]], located on the [[Maluku Islands]] in the [[Dutch East Indies]] after the death of his father, Sultan [[Sibori Amsterdam]].
* [[May 16]] – The [[Battle of Port Royal (1690)|Battle of Port Royal]] takes place in [[Nova Scotia]] after an invasion by a militia of 446 soldiers and 226 sailors from the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] on seven warships. With only 90 French colonial soldiers to defend [[Port-Royal (Acadia)|Port-Royal]], Acadian Governor [[Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval]] surrenders before the end of the day.
* [[May 20]] – [[Kingdom of England|England]] passes the Act of Grace, forgiving followers of the deposed [[James II of England|James II]].
* [[June 8]] – Siddi general Yadi Sakat razes the [[Mazagon Fort]] in [[Mumbai]].
* [[June 14]] – King [[William III of England]] (William of Orange) lands in [[Ireland]] to confront James II.
* June – An earthquake in Brazil of estimated magnitude 7, with [[epicenter]] on the left bank of the [[Amazon River]] about 45 km downstream from [[Manaus]], spreads [[seismic wave]]s through the forest and is felt up to 1000&nbsp;km away.<ref name="Veloso">{{Cite journal|journal=Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências|first=Alberto V.|last=Veloso|title=On the footprints of a major Brazilian Amazon earthquake|year=2014|volume=86|issue=3|pages=1115–1129|doi=10.1590/0001-3765201420130340 |issn=1678-2690|url=https://www.scielo.br/j/aabc/a/G75f3MwNwJWtpSFTmdjWHsC/?lang=en&format=pdf}}</ref>