Explore 62 historical events from 1660–1669.
Gaspar Schott was a German Jesuit and scientist, specializing in the fields of physics, mathematics and natural philosophy, and known for his industry.
Gaspar Schott, German physicist and mathematician (born 1608)
Jacques Lelong was a French bibliographer born in Paris. He joined the Knights of Malta at the age of ten, but later joined the Oratorians.
Jacques Lelong, French author (died 1721)
Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, OIC,, was an abbess and spiritual writer. She is best known for her extensive correspondence with King Philip IV of Spain and her reports of bilocation bet…
Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (born 1602)
Pieter Janszoon Saenredam was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, known for his distinctive paintings of whitewashed church interiors such as Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem…
Pieter Jansz
James II and VII was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from February 1685 until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution. The last Cat…
James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestof
James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, was an Irish statesman and army officer. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom of Ormond. Like hi…
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1745)
Count Magnus Stenbock was a Swedish field marshal (Fältmarskalk) and Royal Councillor. A commander of the Carolean Army during the Great Northern War, he was a prominent member of …
Magnus Stenbock, Swedish field marshal and Royal Councillor (died 1717)
Zacharie Robutel de La Noue was a French lieutenant and captain in the colonial regular troops, and seigneur of Châteauguay. Robutel de La Noue was born in Montreal, New France. He…
Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian captain (died 1733)
Louis XIV was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. He is a symbol of the Age of Absolutism in Europe for styling himself as "The Sun King", which portrayed him …
Inaugural celebrations begin at Louis XIV's new Palace of Versailles
François Louis de Bourbon, le Grand Conti, was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother, Louis Armand de Bourbon, in 1685. Until this date, he used the title of Prince of La Roche-s…
François Louis, Prince of Conti (died 1709)
Andreas Schlüter was a German baroque sculptor and architect, active in the Holy Roman Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Russia.
Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor and architect (died 1714)
Elizabeth Poole or Pole was an English settler in Plymouth Colony who founded the town of Taunton, Massachusetts. She was the first woman known to have founded a town in the Americ…
Elizabeth Poole, English settler, founded Taunton, Massachusetts (born 1588)
António Manoel de Vilhena was a Portuguese nobleman who was the 66th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from 19 June 1722 to his death in 1736. Unlike a …
António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (died 1736)
William Juxon was an English churchman, Bishop of London from 1633 to 1646 and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1660 until his death.
William Juxon, English archbishop and academic (born 1582)
Mary II was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. She was also Princess of Orange following her marr…
Mary II of England (died 1694)
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662–1736) was a German master builder and architect who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685. His most famous work is the Zwinger Palace.
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, designed the Pillnitz Castle (died 1736)
George Smalridge was Bishop of Bristol (1714–1719).
George Smalridge, English bishop (died 1719)
John Gauden was an English cleric. He was Bishop of Exeter then Bishop of Worcester. He was also a writer, and the reputed author of the important Royalist work Eikon Basilike.
John Gauden, English bishop (born 1605)
Punch and Judy is a traditional English puppet show featuring Mr Punch and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction betw…
The figure who later became Mr
The Yongli Emperor (1623–1662), personal name Zhu Youlang, was the fourth and last emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty, reigning in turbulent times when the former Ming dynasty wa…
Zhu Youlang, Chinese emperor (born 1623)
Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey
Issachar Berend Lehmann, Berend Lehmann, Yissakhar Bermann Segal, Yissakhar ben Yehuda haLevi, or Berman Halberstadt, was a German banker, merchant, diplomatic agent as well as arm…
Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat (died 1730)
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax was a British politician and poet. He was the grandson of the 1st Earl of Manchester and was eventually ennobled himself, first as Baron Halifa…
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, First Lord of the Treasury (died 1715)
Claude Buffier, French philosopher, historian and teacher, was born in Poland of French parents, who returned to France and settled in Rouen, then in the Province of Normandy, soon…
Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher (died 1737)