Events in History
- Jan 27 1st American lime kiln begins operation in Providence, Rhode Island
- Feb 1 Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders to Chinese pirates
- Mar 18 First public bus service begins, promoted by Blaise Pascal, operates in Paris as the "Carosses a Cinq Sous" until 1675
- Apr 23 Connecticut chartered as an English colony
- Apr 27 Netherlands & France sign military covenant
- May 3 Royal charter granted to Connecticut
- May 19 Uniformity Act of England goes into effect
- Jun 24 Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)
- Jul 15 King Charles II charters Royal Society in London
- Aug 24 Act of Uniformity requires English to accept Book of Common Prayer
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Historical Figures Born in 1662
- Jan 27 Richard Bentley, English classical scholar (Dissertation on the Epistles of Phalaris), started the 1st written examinations in the West, born in Oulton, England (d. 1742)
- Apr 26 Marie Louise D'Orleans, Queen consort of Spain as the first wife of King Charles II of Spain, born in Palais-Royal, Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1689)
- Apr 30 Mary II, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (1689-94), born in St James's Palace, London (d. 1694)
- May 3 Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, born in Herford, Germany (d. 1736)
- May 12 Jan F van Bloom [Orizonte], Flemish painter, baptized
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Historical Marriages
- Feb 24 English Poet and author of "Paradise Lost" John Milton marries 3rd wife Elizabeth Mynshull, 31 years his junior.
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