History
1662
General
Population: 564 Million*
- Entertainment: Writers include Samuel Butler Hudibras, Marie Madeline de la Fayette, Molière (comedy), First edition of Poor Robin's Almanac,
Michael Wigglesforth Day of Doom
Music includes Cavalli (ballet opera)
- Deaths: Mathematician Blaise Pascal, Composer Johann Cruger, Elizabeth of Bohemia the "Winter Queen"
Americas
- Caribbean: France re-establishes authority in Caribbean
Asia
- China: Death of Shun Chin first Manchu (Qing) emperor of China – succeeded by his son K’ang-hsi (Kangxi) age 8
- India: Bombay transferred to English with Tangier and a 300,000 pound dowry
Europe
- England: Charles II marries Catherine of Braganza daughter of King John IV of Portugal
Thomas Fuller writes biographical of English "Who’s who"
Act of Uniformity gives assent to revised English prayer book
Royal Society receives charter from Charles II
Last silver pennies minted in London
English Parliament passes Act of Uniformity - Puritans must accept or leave church
- France: Charles II sells Dunkirk to France for 400,000 pounds
Andre Le Notre designes park and gardens of Versailles
First eight-seat horse drawn busses used in Paris
- German States: Death of Elizabeth of Bohemia "The Winter Queen"
- Holy Roman Empire: Founding of the Academia Leopoldina in Vienna
- Portugal: Portuguese cede Tangier to England
General
- Natives: Wamsutta (King Alexander) (son of Massasoit) dies and brother Metacomet (King Philip) rules (age 24)
East
- Connecticut: CT receives charter from Charles II as joint-stock colony