Explore 164 historical events from 1660–1669.
Andreas Gryphius was a German poet and playwright. With his eloquent sonnets, which contains "The Suffering, Frailty of Life and the World", he is considered one of the most import…
Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (born 1616)
Maria Cunitz or Maria Cunitia was an accomplished Silesian astronomer, and the most notable female astronomer of the early modern era. She authored a book Urania propitia, in which…
Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (born 1610)
Francisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish Baroque painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Zurbarán gained …
Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter and educator (born 1598)
The Restoration War between Portugal and Spain began with the Portuguese revolution of 1640 and ended with the Treaty of Lisbon in 1668, bringing a formal end to the Iberian Union.…
Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial ensures Portugal's independence from Spain
Évora, officially the Very Noble and Ever Loyal City of Évora, is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of 1,307.08 square kilometers …
The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial
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.
Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island.
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)
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved…
The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have…
Jean-Baptiste Massillon, CO, was a French Catholic prelate and famous preacher who served as Bishop of Clermont from 1717 until his death in Beauregard-l'Évêque.
Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop (died 1742)
Franz Xaver Anton Murschhauser was a German composer and theorist.
Franz Xaver Murschhauser, German composer and theorist (died 1738)
Guillaume Amontons was a French scientific instrument inventor and physicist. He was one of the pioneers in studying the problem of friction, which is the resistance to motion when…
Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (died 1705)
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)
Baptists are a Protestant tradition of Christianity distinguished by baptizing only believers and doing so by total immersion. Modern Baptist churches generally subscribe to the do…
Baptist minister John Clarke (pictured) was granted the Rhode Island Royal Charter, described as the "grandest…
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 1662 Book of Common Prayer is an authorised liturgical book of the Church of England and other Anglican bodies around the world. In continuous print and regular use for over 36…
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great…
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)
Tokugawa Ienobu was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the sixth shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, thus making him the nephew of T…
Tokugawa Ienobu, Japanese shōgun (died 1712)
Maximilian II, also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of t…
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (died 1726)
James Anderson, Scottish antiquary and historian, was born in Edinburgh. His father was Patrick Anderson of Walston, a church minister, who was for some time imprisoned on the Bas…
James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (died 1728)
John Leverett was an early Anglo-American lawyer, politician, educator, and President of Harvard College.
John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (died 1724)
The Abbé Jean-Paul Bignon, Cong.Orat. was a French ecclesiastic, statesman, writer and preacher and librarian to King Louis XIV. His protégé, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, named the…
Jean-Paul Bignon, French priest and man of letters (died 1743)
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, KG, PC,, known by the epithet "The Proud Duke", was an English aristocrat and courtier. He rebuilt Petworth House in Sussex, the ancient Perc…
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1748)