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| Years: 1660 1661 1662 - 1663 - 1664 1665 1666 | ||||||||||
| Decades: 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s | ||||||||||
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
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Contents
Events
- Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts.
- First Maroon community arises in Suriname
January
February
March
- March 5 - Emperor Go-Sai's reign ends and Emperor Reigen ascends to the throne of Japan
- March 24 - King Charles II of England issues the Charter of Carolina, establishing the Province of Carolina and dividing it between eight Lords Proprietors.
April
- April 17- Turks declare war against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.
May
June
July
- July 8 - King Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
- July 27 - The British Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports.
August
September
October
November
December
Births
- February 12 - Cotton Mather, American minister (d. 1728)
- February 25 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
- March 6 - Francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (d. 1732)
- March 22 - August Hermann Francke, German protestant minister (d. 1727)
- May 20 - William Bradford, British-born printer (d. 1752)
- June 2 - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (d. 1742)
- August 31 - Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)
- October 16 - Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)
- William King, English poet (d. 1712)
Deaths
- February 19 - Adam Adami, German bishop and diplomat (b. 1603)
- April 7 - Francis Cooke, Mayflower pilgrim
- June 4 - William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1582)
- September 18 - Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (b. 1603)
- December 5 - Severo Bonini, Italian composer (b. 1582)
- December 17 - Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
- December 28 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
- Thomas Baltzar, German violinist
- John Bramhall, Archbishop of Armagh and Anglican controversialist (b. 1594)
See also
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