Historical Events In 1663

Jan 06   Great earthquake in New England.   

Jan 10   King Charles II affirms charter of Royal African Company   

Jan 23   King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten   

Jan 29   Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies   

Feb 01   The town of Quebec is rocked by an evening earthquake   

Feb 05   Earthquake in Canada   

Feb 12   Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority.   

Feb 14   Canada is recorded as becoming a Royal Province of France   

Feb 28   Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)   

Mar 07   Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens.   

Mar 07   Tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer.   

Mar 16   Nicholas Siret, composer.   

Apr 01   Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty)   

Apr 06   King Charles II signs Carolina Charter.   

Apr 18   Osman declares war on Austria.   

Apr 25   Heinrich Pape, composer, dies at 53.   

May 07   Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens.   

Jun 04   William Juxon, archbishop of Canterbury (1660-63), dies.   

Jun 08   Battle at Amegical: English and Portugese fleet beats Spanish   

Jul 01   Franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer.   

Jul 02   Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64   

Jul 07   Thomas Baltzar, German violinist   

Jul 08   King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island   

Jul 08   King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island   

Jul 20   Pierre Drevet, French engraver.   

Jul 26   France annexes Venaissin.   

Jul 27   English parliament accepts Staple Act   

Aug 31   Guillaume Amontons, French physicist.   

Sep 13   1st serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia).   

Sep 13   The inaugural serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia)   

Sep 20   Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer   

Sep 25   Austrian Fort Neuhausl surrenders to Turkish invasion army   

Oct 09   Gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia)   

Oct 18   Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth   

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Feb 01   On this day in history birth of mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, foundress (d. 1748)   

Feb 12   In the year 1663 birth of cotton Mather, witchcraft authority   

Feb 25   Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history birth of thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)   

Mar 06   Francis Atterbury, British man of letters (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer was born in the year 1663.   

Mar 16   Nicholas Siret, composer was born in the year 1663.   

Mar 22   August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (d. 1727) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies in the year 1663.   

Feb 19   Adam Adami, German bishop and diplomat (b. 1603) died on this day in history.   

Apr 07   In the year 1663 death of francis Cooke, Mayflower pilgrim (b. c. 1583)   

Apr 25   In the year 1663 heinrich Pape, composer, dies at 53   

Jun 04   William Juxon, archbishop of Canterbury (1660-63), dies in the year 1663.   

Jul 02   Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Thomas Baltzar, German violinist died in the year 1663.   

Sep 18   On this day in history death of st Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (b. 1603)