1663
Years:
1660 1661 1662 - 1663 - 1664 1665 1666Decades:
1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690sCenturies:
16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1663 by topic: Science - State leaders - Literature - Music
Events
- Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts.
- End of the reign of Emperor Go-Sai of Japan
- Emperor Reigen ascends to the throne of Japan
- First Maroon community arises in Suriname
Specific Dates
- April 17- Turks declare war against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.
- July 8 - Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
- July 27 - The British Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports.
Births
- February 12 - Cotton Mather, American minister (d. 1728)
- February 25 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
- March 6 - Francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (d. 1732)
- March 22 - August Hermann Francke, German protestant minister (d. 1727)
- May 20 - William Bradford, British-born printer (d. 1752)
- June 2 - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (d. 1742)
- August 31 - Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)
- October 16 - Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)
- William King, English poet (d. 1712)
See also @ 1663 births.
Deaths
- February 19 - Adam Adami, German bishop and diplomat (b. 1603)
- April 7 - Francis Cooke, Mayflower pilgrim
- June 4 - William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1582)
- September 18 - Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (b. 1603)
- December 5 - Severo Bonini, Italian composer (b. 1582)
- December 17 - Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
- December 28 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
- Thomas Baltzar, German violinist
- John Bramhall, Archbishop of Armagh and Anglican controversialist (b. 1594)
See also @ 1663 deaths.