Historical Events In 1662

Jan 27   1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI) in the year 1662.   

Jan 27   First American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   In the year 1662 dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates   

Feb 05   On this day in history giuseppi Vignola, composer   

Feb 13   On this day in history elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I, dies at 65   

Mar 18   First public bus service started by King Louis XIV in Paris for the poor of the city in the year 1662.   

Mar 18   The first buses, eight-seater vehicles known as "carrosses a cinq solz", run in Paris on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Davis Mell, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1662.   

Apr 20   Gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies in the year 1662.   

Apr 22   In the year 1662 john Tradescant, traveller/gardener, dies   

Apr 23   In the year 1662 connecticut chartered as an English colony   

Apr 27   Netherlands & France sign military covenant on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1662 royal charter granted Connecticut   

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

May 19   Uniformity Act of England goes into effect in the year 1662.   

Jun 24   On this day in history dutch invasion of Macau repulsed   

Jun 24   On this day in history dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)   

Jun 30   On this day in history johannes C Verspronck, portrait painter, buried at about 64   

Jul 01   Simon Ives, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jul 11   In the year 1662 maximilian II Emanuel, elect of Bayern   

Jul 15   Charles II grants charter to establish Royal Society in London in the year 1662.   

Jul 15   In the year 1662 king Charles II charters Royal Society in London   

Aug 24   On this day in history act of Uniformity requires English to accept book of Common Prayer   

Sep 14   On this day in history netherlands & England sign peace treaty   

Sep 16   On this day in history flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation   

Sep 16   On this day in history flamsteed sees solar eclipse, first known astronomical observation   

Oct 17   In the year 1662 england's King Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French.   

Oct 21   Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1662.   

Oct 25   In the year 1662 charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for Stg400,000 little did he know of the importance Dunkirk would have in WWII   

Oct 26   Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France in the year 1662.   

Oct 27   England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1662 birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

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

Apr 26   On this day in history birth of maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689)   

Apr 30   Queen Mary II of England (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1662 birth of matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (d. 1736)   

May 12   Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born in the year 1662.   

May 18   In the year 1662 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)   

Jul 11   Maximilian II Emanuel, elect of Bayern was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of françois le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet (b. 1592)   

Apr 04   On this day in history davis Mell, composer, dies at 57   

Apr 14   William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (b. 1582) died in the year 1662.   

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   John Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605) died in the year 1662.