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Events in August 1681 4
1605 – 1681Patriarch Nikon (1605-1681)Died 27 August 1681, aged 76Patriarch of Moscow whose liturgical reforms caused the Raskol, the schism that split the Old Believers from the Russian Orthodox Church. He was deposed in 1666 and died on his way back from exile.
1605 – 1681Patriarch Nikon (1605-1681)Died 27 August 1681, aged 76Patriarch of Moscow whose liturgical reforms caused the Raskol, the schism that split the Old Believers from the Russian Orthodox Church. He was deposed in 1666 and died on his way back from exile.
1681Scottish Test Act passedParliament of Scotland imposes an oath on all office-holdersThe Parliament of Scotland passed the Test Act, which required all public office-holders to swear an oath of loyalty to the king and the established church. The Earl of Argyll objected to the oath and was convicted of treason, but escaped from Edinburgh Castle in December.
1681Scottish Test Act passedParliament of Scotland imposes an oath on all office-holdersThe Parliament of Scotland passed the Test Act, which required all public office-holders to swear an oath of loyalty to the king and the established church. The Earl of Argyll objected to the oath and was convicted of treason, but escaped from Edinburgh Castle in December.