Today in History for Year 1663

Months in Year 1663: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 14 of 14

Jan 6th - Great earthquake in New England
Jan 10th - King Charles II affirms charter of Royal African Company
Jan 23rd - King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten
Feb 5th - Earthquake in Canada
Apr 1st - Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty)
Apr 6th - King Charles II signs Carolina Charter
Apr 18th - Osman declares war on Austria
May 7th - Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens
Jun 8th - Battle at Amegical: English & Portugese fleet beats Spanish
Jul 8th - King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island
Jul 26th - France annexes Venaissin
Jul 27th - English parliament accepts Staple Act
Sep 13th - 1st serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia)
Sep 25th - Austrian Fort Neuhausl surrenders to Turkish invasion army

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 20 of 20

Feb 1st - Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, foundress (d. 1748)
Feb 12th - Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority
Feb 25th - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
Feb 28th - Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
Mar 6th - Francis Atterbury, British man of letters (d. 1732)
Mar 7th - Tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer
Mar 16th - Nicholas Siret, composer
Mar 22nd - August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (d. 1727)
May 20th - William Bradford, British-born printer (d. 1752)
Jun 24th - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (d. 1742)
Jul 1st - Franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer
Jul 20th - Pierre Drevet, French engraver
Aug 31st - Guillaume Amontons, French physicist
Sep 20th - Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer
Oct 9th - Gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia)
Oct 16th - Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)
Oct 18th - Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth
Nov 13th - Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, composer
Nov 14th - Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer
Nov 26th - Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 11 of 11

Jan 29th - Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies
Feb 19th - Adam Adami, German bishop and diplomat (b. 1603)
Apr 7th - Francis Cooke, Mayflower pilgrim (b. c. 1583)
Apr 25th - Heinrich Pape, composer, dies at 53
Jun 4th - William Juxon, archbishop of Canterbury (1660-63), dies
Jul 2nd - Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64
Jul 7th - Thomas Baltzar, German violinist
Sep 18th - St Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (b. 1603)
Dec 5th - Severo Bonini, composer, dies at 80
Dec 17th - Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (b. 1583)
Dec 28th - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)