Historical Events In 1665
Monday, 02 February 2026
Jan 12 Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63. 


Jan 21 Domenico Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 72. 


Feb 06 Anne Stuart, Queen of England (1702-14). 


Feb 12 Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant). 


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


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


Feb 28 Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies. 


Mar 04 English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands. 


Mar 06 In this year, Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society starts publishing. 


Mar 11 New York approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights 


Mar 11 NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights 


Mar 27 Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau) 


May 05 Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow 


May 15 Pope Alexander VII convicts Jansenisme. 


May 24 Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscans, dies 


May 31 Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah. 


May 31 Pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67. 


Jun 03 Duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft 


Jun 05 Nicolas Bernier, composer 


Jun 06 Battle at Monte Carlo: English and Portuguese army beat Spain. 


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 


Jun 12 English rename New Amsterdam, NY, after Dutch pull out. 


Jun 13 Auke Stellingwerf, lt-admiral of Friesland, dies in battle at about 29. 


Jun 13 Sea battle at Lowestoft: English fleet beats Dutch 


Jun 17 Battle at Viciosa: English and Portuguese army beat Spain. 


Aug 02 French expedition against Barbarians in Tunis/Algiers. 


Aug 06 Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer 


Aug 12 English fleet beat Dutch fleet 


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


Aug 20 Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed). 


Aug 27 "Ye Bare and Ye Cubb" is 1st play, performed in N America (Acomac, Va). 


Sep 01 Great Plague of London in England killing 100000 people. 


Sep 17 Philip IV, King of Spain (1621-55), dies 


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