1661
1661 was a common year starting on a Saturday in the Gregorian calendar, and a common year starting on a Tuesday in the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1630s 1640s 1650s – 1660s – 1670s 1680s 1690s |
| Years: | 1658 1659 1660 – 1661 – 1662 1663 1664 |
Manhattan in 1661
Events
- January 6 – The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. George Monck's regiment defeats them.
- January 30 – The body of Oliver Cromwell is subjected to a posthumous execution.
- 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.
- April 28 – The University of Santo Tomas in Manila opens. It is Asia's first University.
- June 30 – The first Earl of Argyle is executed at the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh for treason.
- August 6 – Portugal and the Dutch Republic sign the treaty of The Hague, whereby New Holland in present-day Brazil is ceded to Portugal.
- December 30 – Drottningholm Castle in Stockholm is destroyed by fire.
Births
Feodor III of Russia 1661-1682
- 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 de Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)
- June 6 – Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (d. 1756)
- June 9 – Tsar Feodor III of Russia (d. 1682)
- July 20 – Pierre Le Moyne, French founder of the Louisiana colony (d. 1706)
- September 2 – Georg Boehm, 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 Philip, Elector Palatine (d. 1742)
- November 6 – King Charles II of Spain (d. 1700)
- November 15 – Christoph Graffenried, Swiss settler in America (d. 1743)
- November 28 – Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, 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)
Deaths
Shunzhi Emperor 1638-1661
- January 19 – Thomas Venner, Fifth Monarchist
- February 2 – Lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596)
- February 5 – Shunzhi Emperor of China (b. 1638)
- March 1 – Richard Zouch, English jurist (b. 1590)
- March 9 – Cardinal Mazarin, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1602)
- April 4 – Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish soldier (b. 1580)
- April 7 – William Brereton, English soldier and politician (b. 1604)
- May 27 – Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish dissenter (b. 1607)
- August 7 – Jin Shengtan, Chinese editor, writer and critic (b. 1608)
- August 16 – Thomas Fuller, English churchman and historian (b. 1608)
- August 29 – Louis Couperin, French composer and organist (b. 1626)
- September 11 – Jan Fyt, Flemish painter (b. 1611)
- October 4 – Jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy and sister of Blaise Pascal (b. 1625)
- October 28 – Agustin Moreto y Cavana, Spanish playwright (b. 1618)
- November 19 – Brian Walton, English clergyman and scholar (b. 1600)
- December 29 – Antoine Gerard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)