1660s
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Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
Decades: | 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s |
Years: | 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
- The Great Fire of London in England.
- The Ottoman Empire attacks Europe, but is beat back at the Battle of Saint Gotthard.
[edit] Births
- Cotton Mather, American pastor
- Queen Anne of Great Britain
- Jonathan Swift, Irish writer
[edit] Deaths
- Blaise Pascal, French thinker
- Shah Jahan, Emperor of India
- Frans Hals, Dutch painter
[edit] World Leaders
- King Frederick III of Denmark (1648 - 1670).
- King Charles II of England (1660 - 1685).
- King Louis XIV of France (1643 - 1715).
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658 - 1705).
- King John II of Poland (1649 - 1668).
- King Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1669 - 1673).
- King Afonso VI of Portugal (1656 - 1667).
- King Peter II of Portugal (1667 - 1706).
- Tsar Aleksey I of Russia (1645 - 1676).
- King Philip IV of Spain (1621 - 1665).
- King Charles II of Spain (1665 - 1700).
- King Charles X of Sweden (1654 - 1660).
- King Charles XI of Sweden (1660 - 1697).
- Emperor Yohannes I of Ethiopia (1667 - 1682).