1660s
decade
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1630s 1640s 1650s – 1660s – 1670s 1680s 1690s |
| Years: | 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
EventsEdit
- The Great Fire of London in England.
- The Ottoman Empire attacks Europe, but is beat back at the Battle of Saint Gotthard.
BirthsEdit
- Cotton Mather, American pastor
- Queen Anne of Great Britain
- Jonathan Swift, Irish writer
DeathsEdit
- Blaise Pascal, French thinker
- Shah Jahan, Emperor of India
- Frans Hals, Dutch painter
World leadersEdit
- King Frederick III of Denmark (1648–1670).
- King Charles II of England (1660–1685).
- King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715).
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658–1705).
- King John II of Poland (1649–1668).
- King Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1669–1673).
- King Afonso VI of Portugal (1656–1667).
- King Peter II of Portugal (1667–1706).
- Tsar Aleksey I of Russia (1645–1676).
- King Philip IV of Spain (1621–1665).
- King Charles II of Spain (1665–1700).
- King Charles X of Sweden (1654–1660).
- King Charles XI of Sweden (1660–1697).
- Emperor Yohannes I of Ethiopia (1667–1682).