Today in History for Year 1662

Months in Year 1662: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 13 of 13

Jan 27th - 1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI)
Feb 1st - Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates
Apr 23rd - Connecticut chartered as an English colony
Apr 27th - Netherlands & France sign military covenant
May 3rd - Royal charter granted Connecticut
May 19th - Uniformity Act of England goes into effect
Jun 24th - Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)
Jul 15th - King Charles II charters Royal Society in London
Aug 24th - Act of Uniformity requires English to accept book of Common Prayer
Sep 14th - Netherlands & England sign peace treaty
Sep 16th - Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation
Oct 26th - Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France
Oct 27th - England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 14 of 14

Jan 27th - Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist
Feb 5th - Giuseppi Vignola, composer
Apr 26th - Maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689)
Apr 30th - Queen Mary II of England (d. 1694)
May 3rd - Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (d. 1736)
May 12th - Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized
May 18th - George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)
Jul 11th - Maximilian II Emanuel, elect of Bayern
Aug 5th - James Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)
Aug 13th - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)
Aug 25th - John Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724)
Oct 18th - Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. 1714)
Dec 13th - Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)
Dec 18th - James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish politician (d. 1711)

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

Feb 24th - English Poet and author of "Paradise Lost" John Milton marries 3rd wife Elizabeth Mynshull, 31 years his junior.

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 18 of 18

Jan 10th - Prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)
Feb 13th - Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I, dies at 65
Mar 30th - François le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet (b. 1592)
Apr 4th - Davis Mell, composer, dies at 57
Apr 4th - Leonhart Kern, German sculptor , dies at about 73
Apr 14th - William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (b. 1582)
Apr 20th - Gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies
Apr 22nd - John Tradescant, traveller/gardener, dies
May 23rd - John Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605)
Jun 14th - Henry Vane the Younger, British Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1613)
Jun 30th - Johannes C Verspronck, portrait painter, buried at about 64
Jul 1st - Simon Ives, composer, dies at 61
Aug 19th - Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
Sep 3rd - William Lenthall, English politician (b. 1591)
Sep 22nd - John Biddle, English theologian (b. 1615)
Oct 21st - Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66
Nov 20th - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614)
Dec 30th - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria (b. 1628)