1666

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1630s  1640s  1650s  – 1660s –  1670s  1680s  1690s
Years:	1663 1664 1665 – 1666 – 1667 1668 1669

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  September 2: The Great Fire of London breaks out and destroys much of the English capital over the next four days.

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  Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria

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  This painting was thought to be a self-portrait until 1935. A better copy of the fifteen copies of the lost Self-portrait is in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The version in the MMA is less dark and the lips are slightly opened.

1666 (MDCLXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1666th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 666th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 17th century, and the 7th year of the 1660s decade. As of the start of 1666, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• September – The Great Fire of London destroys most of London.