1661
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| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s |
| Years: | 1658 1659 1660 - 1661 - 1662 1663 1664 |
| 1661 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1661 (MDCLXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
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[edit] Events of 1661
[edit] January - June
- January 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.
- June 30 - The first Earl of Argyle is executed at the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh for treason
[edit] July - December
- (unknown)
[edit] Undated
- Dutch rule ends in Taiwan.
- The first modern bank notes are issued in Stockholm, Sweden.
- The body of Oliver Cromwell is exhumed and subjected to a posthumous execution.
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1661 MDCLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2414 |
| Armenian calendar | 1110 ԹՎ ՌՃԺ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -183 – -182 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2205 |
| Chinese calendar | 4297/4357-12-1 (庚子年十二月初一日) — to —
4298/4358-11-11(辛丑年十一月十一日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1653 – 1654 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5421 – 5422 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1716 – 1717 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1583 – 1584 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4762 – 4763 |
| Holocene calendar | 11661 |
| Iranian calendar | 1039 – 1040 |
| Islamic calendar | 1071 – 1072 |
| Japanese calendar | Manji 4 (万治4年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2321 (皇紀2321年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11661 |
| Julian calendar | 1706 |
| Korean calendar | 3994 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2204 |
- January 30 - Charles Rollin, French historian (d. 1741)
- March 25 - Paul de Rapin, French historian (d. 1725)
- April 16 - Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and statesman (d. 1715)
- May 25 - Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)
- June 9 - Tsar Feodor III of Russia (d. 1682)
- July 20 - Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French founder of the colony of Louisiana (d. 1706)
- September 2 - Georg Böhm, German organist (d. 1733)
- October 11 - Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat (d. 1742)
- November 1 - Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (d. 1725)
- November 4 - Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (d. 1742)
- November 6 - King Charles II of Spain (d. 1700)
- November 15 - Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss settler in America (d. 1743)
- November 28 - Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723)
- December 5 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (d. 1724)
- December 18 - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (d. 1751)
[edit] Unknown dates
- Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, English supporter of William III of Orange (d. 1722)
- See also Category:1661 births.
[edit] Deaths
- January 19 - Thomas Venner, Fifth Monarchist (executed)
- February 2 - Lucas Holstenius, German humanist (born 1596)
- February 5 - Shunzhi Emperor of China (born 1638)
- March 1 - Richard Zouch, English jurist (born 1590)
- March 9 - Jules Cardinal Mazarin, French cardinal and statesman (born 1602)
- April 4 - Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish soldier(born c.1580)
- April 7 - William Brereton, English soldier and politician (born 1604)
- May 27 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish dissenter (beheaded) (born 1607)
- August 7 - Jin Shengtan, Chinese editor, writer and critic (born 1608)
- August 16 - Thomas Fuller, English churchman and historian (born 1608)
- October 4 - Jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy and sister of Blaise Pascal (born 1625)
- October 28 - Agustín Moreto y Cavana, Spanish playwright (born 1618)
- November 19 - Brian Walton, English clergyman and scholar (born 1600)
- December 29 - Antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, French poet (born 1594)
[edit] Unknown dates
- (none)
- See also Category:1661 deaths.
