Historical Events In 1662

Jan 27   1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI).   

Jan 27   inaugural American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI)   

Jan 27   Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

Feb 01   Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates.   

Feb 05   Giuseppi Vignola, composer.   

Feb 13   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I, dies at 65.   

Mar 18   inaugural public bus service started by King Louis XIV in Paris for the poor of the city   

Mar 18   The inaugural buses, eight-seater vehicles known as "carrosses a cinq solz", run in Paris.   

Apr 04   Davis Mell, composer, dies at 57.   

Apr 20   Gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies   

Apr 22   John Tradescant, traveller/gardener, dies   

Apr 23   Connecticut chartered as an English colony.   

Apr 27   Netherlands and France sign military covenant   

May 03   Royal charter granted Connecticut.   

May 12   Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized   

May 19   Uniformity Act of England comes into force.   

Jun 24   Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)   

Jun 24   Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed.   

Jun 30   Johannes C Verspronck, portrait painter, buried at about 64.   

Jul 01   Simon Ives, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 11   Maximilian II Emanuel, elect of Bayern.   

Jul 15   Charles II grants charter to establish Royal Society in London.   

Jul 15   King Charles II charters Royal Society in London.   

Aug 24   Act of Uniformity requires English to accept book of Common Prayer   

Sep 14   Netherlands and England sign peace treaty.   

Sep 16   Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation.   

Sep 16   Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, inaugural known astronomical observation.   

Oct 17   England's King Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French   

Oct 21   Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66.   

Oct 25   Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for Stg400000 little did he know of the importance Dunkirk would have in WWII   

Oct 26   Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France.   

Oct 27   England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres   

Jan 27   Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of giuseppi Vignola, composer   

Apr 26   Maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1662 birth of queen Mary II of England (d. 1694)   

May 03   On this day in history birth of matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (d. 1736)   

May 12   On this day in history birth of jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized   

May 18   George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history birth of maximilian II Emanuel, elect of Bayern   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)   

Feb 13   In the year 1662 elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I, dies at 65   

Mar 30   François le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet (b. 1592) died in the year 1662.   

Apr 04   Davis Mell, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Apr 14   William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (b. 1582) died on this day in history.   

Apr 20   Gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 22   John Tradescant, traveller/gardener, dies on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history death of john Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605)