1662

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1630s  1640s  1650s  – 1660s –  1670s  1680s  1690s
Years:	1659 1660 1661 – 1662 – 1663 1664 1665

1662 Media

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  February 1: The Dutch East India Company surrenders control of Taiwan and Fort Zeelandia to invaders from Mainland China.

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  Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita is published by Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit.

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  MaryIIKneller

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  Willem van Mieris (1662-1747)* * oil on panel * 25,3 x 21,8 cm * 1739

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  Henry Vane the Younger

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  BlaisePascalVersailles

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  Cropped version of

• Wenceslas Hollar - Adrienne van Venne (State 1).jpg removing text from bottom.

1662 (MDCLXII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1662nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 662nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 17th century, and the 3rd year of the 1660s decade. As of the start of 1662, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• The Dodo bird goes extinct.