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Events
Expulsion of the Carib
indigenous people from
Martinique
by
French
occupying forces.
January 1
- colonel
George Monck
with his
regiment
crosses from Scotland to England at the village of
Coldstream
and begins advance towards London in support of
English Restoration
February 2
– George Monck and his regiment arrive in London
February 23
-
Charles XI
becomes
king of Sweden
.
February 27
–
John Thurloe
reinstated as England's secretary of State for a short time
March 16
- The
Long Parliament
disbands
May 8
- The Parliament of England declares Prince Charles Stuart King
Charles II of England
May 15
- John Thurloe arrested for
high treason
after English Restoration
May 23
- King
Charles II of England
reaches the shores of his Kingdom. On
May 29
he arrives in London and assumes the throne, marking the beginning of the
English Restoration
May 25
–
Charles II of England
crowned
June 29
- John Thurloe released
November 28
- At
Gresham College
, 12 men, including
Christopher Wren
,
Robert Boyle
,
John Wilkins
, and Sir
Robert Moray
meet after a lecture by Wren and decide to found "a College for the Promoting of Physico-Mathematicall Experimentall Learning}" (later known as the
Royal Society
).
Theaters opened again in England –
Margaret Hughes
debuts as the first female actor as Desdemona in
Othello
Blaise Pascal
's
The Provincial Letters
, a defense of the Jansenist
Antoine Arnauld
, was ordered shredded and burned by King
Louis XIV of France
.
Sweden
recovers its southern provinces from
Denmark
.
Births
January
-
Pierre Helyot
,
French
historian
February 19
-
Friedrich Hoffmann
, physician and chemist (+
1742
)
April 16
-
Hans Sloane
,
British
physician
May 2
-
Alessandro Scarlatti
,
Italian
composer (+
1725
)
May 28
-
George I
, King of
Great Britain
(+
1727
)
September
-
Daniel Defoe
,
British
writer (
Robinson Cruso
)
December 4
-
Andr Campra
,
French
composer
Andreas Schlueter
,
Polish
sculptor and architect
Deaths
February 23
-
Charles X of Sweden
August 6
-
Diego Velsquez
-
Spanish
painter
October 14
-
Thomas Harrison
,
British
soldier
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