1661
EventsJanuary 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. George Monck's regiment defeats them February 5 - The Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty of China dies and is succeeded by his son the Kangxi Emperor. February 14 - George Monck’s regiment becomes The Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards (which later becomes Coldstream Guards)April 23 - King Charles II of England, Scotland, Ireland crowned in Westminster Abbey. This is his second crowning. Dutch rule ends in Taiwan. First modern bank notes issued in Stockholm, Sweden Body of Oliver Cromwell exhumed and subjected to a posthumous execution.
Year in topic 1661 in literature 1661 in science
Births June 9 - Tsar Feodor III of Russia September 2- Georg Böhm, famous organist November 6 - King Charles II of Spain December 5 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (d. 1724) Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, supporter of William III of Orange.
Deaths February 5 - Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty of China March 1 - Richard Zouch, English jurist (b. 1590) March 9 - Jules Cardinal Mazarin, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1602) May 27 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish Covenanter (beheaded)
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