Explore 145 historical events from 1660–1669.
Elisabetta Sirani was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27. She was one of the first women artists in early modern Bolog…
Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (born 1638)
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)
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
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire or Turkey, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century…
Ottoman forces are defeated in the battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli,…
The Habsburg monarchy, also known as the Habsburg Empire or Habsburg Realm, and Danube Monarchy, was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that …
The Habsburg empire and the Ottoman empire sign the peace treaty of Vasvár, which results in peace until 1683.
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)
Matthew Prior was an English poet, statesman, and diplomat, who played a crucial role in securing the Treaties of Utrecht, serving as Minister Plenipotentiary to France from 1712 t…
Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (died 1721)
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)
Katherine or Catherine Philips, also known as "The Matchless Orinda", was an Anglo-Welsh royalist poet, translator, and woman of letters. She achieved renown as a translator of Pie…
Katherine Philips, Anglo-Welsh poet (born 1631)
Stefano della Bella was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre s…
Stefano della Bella, Italian illustrator and engraver (born 1610)
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)
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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…
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…