1661
Years:
1658 1659 1660 - 1661 - 1662 1663 1664Decades:
1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690sCenturies:
16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1661 by topic: Science - State leaders - Literature - Music
Events
- 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
- Dutch rule ends in Taiwan.
- First modern bank notes issued in Stockholm, Sweden
- Body of Oliver Cromwell exhumed and subjected to a Posthumous execution.
Births
- 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)
- Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, English supporter of William III of Orange (d. 1722)
See also @ 1661 births.
Deaths
- 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 - Jules Cardinal Mazarin, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1602)
- April 4 - Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish soldier
- April 7 - William Brereton, English soldier and politician (b. 1604)
- May 27 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish dissenter (beheaded) (b. 1607)
- August 7 - Jin Shengtan, Chinese editor, writer and critic (b. 1608)
- August 16 - Thomas Fuller, English churchman and historian (b. 1608)
- October 4 - Jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy and sister of Blaise Pascal (b. 1625)
- October 28 - Agustín Moreto y Cavana, Spanish playwright
- November 19 - Brian Walton, English clergyman and scholar (b. 1600)
- December 29 - Antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)
See also @ 1661 deaths.