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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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Events
- Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts.
- End of the reign of Emperor Go-Sai of Japan
- Emperor Reigen ascends to the throne of Japan
Specific Dates
- April 17- Turks declare war against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.
- July 8 - 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.
Births
- February 12 - Cotton Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1728)
- William King, English poet
Deaths
- William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1582) - June 4
- Severo Bonini, Italian composer - December 5
- Thomas Baltzar, violinist
- Nzinga, queen of Ndongo and Matamba - December 17
- John Bramhall - Archbishop of Armagh and Anglicancontroversialist
See also
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