Explore 207 historical events from 1660–1669.
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)
Matthew Henry was a British Nonconformist and Presbyterian minister and author who was born in Wales but spent much of his life in England. He is best known for the six-volume bibl…
Matthew Henry, Welsh minister and scholar (died 1714)
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)
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)
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.
Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1623)
John Biddle or Bidle was an influential English nontrinitarian, and Unitarian. He is often called "the Father of English Unitarianism".
John Biddle, English minister and theologian (born 1615)
Sir Henry Vane, often referred to as Harry Vane and Henry Vane the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was an English politician and colonial administrator. He was briefly …
Henry Vane the Younger, English-American politician, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (born 1613)
Henry Lawes was the leading English songwriter of the mid-17th century. He was the elder brother of fellow composer William Lawes.
Henry Lawes, English composer (born 1595)
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 was legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great…
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
The Treaty of The Hague was signed on 6 August 1661 between representatives of the Dutch Republic and Portugal. Based on the terms of the treaty, the Dutch Republic recognized Port…
The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
Nicolas Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Île, vicomte de Melun et Vaux was the Superintendent of Finances in France from 1653 until 1661 under King Louis XIV. He had a glittering career, …
Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV's Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the…
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)
A banknote or bank note – also called a bill or simply a note – is a type of paper money that is made and distributed ("issued") by a bank of issue, payable to the bearer on demand…
The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
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)
Feodor III or Fyodor III Alekseyevich was Tsar of all Russia from 1676 until his death in 1682. Despite poor health from childhood, he managed to pass reforms on improving meritocr…
Feodor III of Russia (died 1682)
Hachisuka Tsunanori was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. His court title was Awaji no kami.
Hachisuka Tsunanori, Japanese daimyō (died 1730)
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville or Sieur d'Iberville was a French military officer, explorer, colonial administrator and merchant. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in N…
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain, explorer, and politician (died 1706)
Georg Böhm was a German Baroque organist and composer. He is notable for his development of the chorale partita and for his influence on the young J. S. Bach.
Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (died 1733)
Melchior Cardinal de Polignac was a French diplomat, Cardinal and Neo-Latin poet.
Melchior de Polignac, French cardinal and poet (died 1742)
Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin was one of the first Russian admirals, governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, was made general admiral (1708), presided over the Russian …
Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral (died 1728)
Martino Martini was a Jesuit missionary in China. Born and raised in Trento, he worked as a cartographer and historian of ancient imperial China.
Martino Martini, Italian Jesuit missionary (born 1614)
Sir Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, KB was an English nobleman and translator.
Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician (born 1595)