1663
EventsPrix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. End of the reign of Emperor Go-Sai of JapanEmperor Reigen ascends to the throne of JapanSpecific Dates April 17- Turks declare war against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I. July 8 - Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island. July 27 - The British Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports. BirthsFebruary 12 - Cotton Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1728)William King, English poet
DeathsWilliam Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1582) - June 4Severo Bonini, Italian composer - December 5Thomas Baltzar, violinist Nzinga, queen of Ndongo and Matamba - December 17John Bramhall - Archbishop of Armagh and Anglicancontroversialist
See alsoLiterature events in 1663 Science events in 1663 List of state leaders in 1663
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