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July 1663 in History

Events in History


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Jul 8 King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island

King of England Charles II
King of England
Charles II

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Jul 11 Oxford mathematician John Wallis gives a lecture on Euclid’s parallel postulate, first Western attempt to derive the parallel postulate as a theorem

Mathematician and Cryptographer John Wallis
Mathematician and Cryptographer
John Wallis
  • Jul 26 French troops invade papal territory Comtat Venaissin
  • Jul 27 English Parliament accepts Staple Act

Birthdays in History

  • Jul 20 Pierre Drevet, French engraver, born in Loire-sur-Rhône, Lyon (d. 1738)