May 05 Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow

May 15 Pope Alexander VII convicts Jansenisme

May 31 Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah

Feb 27 Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast Vice-Admiral De Ruyter beats English

Nov 03 The Treaty of Westminster restores Acadia to France from England

Jun 12 England establishes New York city as the name for the city they've just acquired which was formerly known as new Amsterdam

Jun 12 English rename New Amsterdam, New York, after Dutch pull out

Aug 16 The arrival of 12 mares and 2 stallions; gift of Louis XlV to start a new breed of Canadian horse.

Mar 04 English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands

Mar 11 New York approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights

Mar 06 Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society starts publishing