阳金鼠年 (male Iron-
Rat) 1787 or 1406 or 634 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-
Ox) 1788 or 1407 or 635
March 9: The death of
Cardinal Mazarin clears the way for the rule of King Louis XIV in France.January 30: The posthumous execution of
Oliver Cromwell is carried out more than two years after his death.
February 7 –
Shah Shuja, who was deprived of his claim to the throne of the Mughal Empire by his younger brother
Aurangzeb, then fled to Burma, is killed by Indian troops in an attack on his residence at
Arakan.[2]
March 9 – Following the death of his mentor,
Cardinal Jules Mazarin, who had been Minister of State since before the birth of King
Louis XIV of France, King Louis, now 22, starts to rule independently without need for a regent.
March 23 – General
Zheng Chenggong of China, known as "Koxinga" leads an invasion of the island of
Taiwan, at the time under the control of the
Dutch East India Company (VOC), bringing 25,000 soldiers and sailors on hundreds of boats to claim the territory.
May 8 – The "
Cavalier Parliament", the longest serving Parliament in British history, is opened following the first parliamentary elections since the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The first session of the House of Commons and the House of Lords lasts until June 30 and then reopens on November 20. The Cavalier Parliament continues meeting, without new elections, until being dissolved on January 24,
1679.
May 11 – The Indian city and territory of
Bombay is ceded by Portugal to England in accordance with the
dowry of King Joao IV of Portugal for the marriage of his daughter Catherine to King Charles II of England.
May 17 – Leaders of the
indigenous Taiwanese villages in the plains and mountains of the Dutch-ruled island begin surrendering to the Chinese forces led by
Koxinga and agreeing to hunt down and execute Dutch people on the island.[5]
May 27 – The
Marquess of Argyll, one of the first of the Scottish-born people sentenced to death as a
regicide for his role in the conviction and execution of King Charles I of England and Scotland in 1649, is beheaded at the Tolbooth Prison in
Edinburgh using the "
Scottish Maiden," almost immediately after his conviction of collaboration with the government of
Oliver Cromwell. His head is then placed on a spike outside the prison.
June 1 – At Edinburgh, the public execution of Presbyterian minister
James Guthrie, followed by Captain
William Govan, takes place at the
Mercat Cross at Parliament Square, days after both have been convicted of treason for their roles in the execution of King Charles I. The heads are severed from the corpses and displayed on spikes in the square.
June 3 –
Pye Min, younger brother of King
Pindale Min of
Burma, leads a bloody coup d'etat and ascends the throne. Pindale Min and his family (including his primary wife, a son and a grandson) are drowned in the
Chindwin River.[6] Pye Min reigns until 1672.
June 14 – General
Zheng Chenggong of China takes control of most of the island of
Taiwan from the Dutch East India Company and proclaims the
Kingdom of Tungning, with himself as the ruler.
June 23 – The "
Marriage Treaty" is signed between representatives of King
Charles II of England and King
João IV of Portugal, providing a military alliance between the two kingdoms and a marriage between Charles of the
House of Stuart and João's daughter Catherine of the
House of Braganza on May 21, 1662. The treaty also sets the transfer of Portuguese territory in India (at
Bombay) and in North Africa (
Tangier) to England as well as military aid from England to Portugal.
December 21 – General
Wu Sangui of
China arrives in Burma with 20,000 troops and demands that the Burmese surrender
Yongli, the last of the
Ming dynasty rulers of Southern China before the
Qing dynasty consolidated its rule. Burma's King
Pye Min hands Yongli over to General Wu on January 15, and Yongli is subsequently executed.
December 24 – The Indian city of
Quilon (now Kollam in the
Kerala state), ruled by Portugal since
1498, is captured by the Dutch East India Company.
Date unknown
The first modern bank notes are issued in
Stockholm, Sweden.
阳金鼠年 (male Iron-
Rat) 1787 or 1406 or 634 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-
Ox) 1788 or 1407 or 635
March 9: The death of
Cardinal Mazarin clears the way for the rule of King Louis XIV in France.January 30: The posthumous execution of
Oliver Cromwell is carried out more than two years after his death.
February 7 –
Shah Shuja, who was deprived of his claim to the throne of the Mughal Empire by his younger brother
Aurangzeb, then fled to Burma, is killed by Indian troops in an attack on his residence at
Arakan.[2]
March 9 – Following the death of his mentor,
Cardinal Jules Mazarin, who had been Minister of State since before the birth of King
Louis XIV of France, King Louis, now 22, starts to rule independently without need for a regent.
March 23 – General
Zheng Chenggong of China, known as "Koxinga" leads an invasion of the island of
Taiwan, at the time under the control of the
Dutch East India Company (VOC), bringing 25,000 soldiers and sailors on hundreds of boats to claim the territory.
May 8 – The "
Cavalier Parliament", the longest serving Parliament in British history, is opened following the first parliamentary elections since the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The first session of the House of Commons and the House of Lords lasts until June 30 and then reopens on November 20. The Cavalier Parliament continues meeting, without new elections, until being dissolved on January 24,
1679.
May 11 – The Indian city and territory of
Bombay is ceded by Portugal to England in accordance with the
dowry of King Joao IV of Portugal for the marriage of his daughter Catherine to King Charles II of England.
May 17 – Leaders of the
indigenous Taiwanese villages in the plains and mountains of the Dutch-ruled island begin surrendering to the Chinese forces led by
Koxinga and agreeing to hunt down and execute Dutch people on the island.[5]
May 27 – The
Marquess of Argyll, one of the first of the Scottish-born people sentenced to death as a
regicide for his role in the conviction and execution of King Charles I of England and Scotland in 1649, is beheaded at the Tolbooth Prison in
Edinburgh using the "
Scottish Maiden," almost immediately after his conviction of collaboration with the government of
Oliver Cromwell. His head is then placed on a spike outside the prison.
June 1 – At Edinburgh, the public execution of Presbyterian minister
James Guthrie, followed by Captain
William Govan, takes place at the
Mercat Cross at Parliament Square, days after both have been convicted of treason for their roles in the execution of King Charles I. The heads are severed from the corpses and displayed on spikes in the square.
June 3 –
Pye Min, younger brother of King
Pindale Min of
Burma, leads a bloody coup d'etat and ascends the throne. Pindale Min and his family (including his primary wife, a son and a grandson) are drowned in the
Chindwin River.[6] Pye Min reigns until 1672.
June 14 – General
Zheng Chenggong of China takes control of most of the island of
Taiwan from the Dutch East India Company and proclaims the
Kingdom of Tungning, with himself as the ruler.
June 23 – The "
Marriage Treaty" is signed between representatives of King
Charles II of England and King
João IV of Portugal, providing a military alliance between the two kingdoms and a marriage between Charles of the
House of Stuart and João's daughter Catherine of the
House of Braganza on May 21, 1662. The treaty also sets the transfer of Portuguese territory in India (at
Bombay) and in North Africa (
Tangier) to England as well as military aid from England to Portugal.
December 21 – General
Wu Sangui of
China arrives in Burma with 20,000 troops and demands that the Burmese surrender
Yongli, the last of the
Ming dynasty rulers of Southern China before the
Qing dynasty consolidated its rule. Burma's King
Pye Min hands Yongli over to General Wu on January 15, and Yongli is subsequently executed.
December 24 – The Indian city of
Quilon (now Kollam in the
Kerala state), ruled by Portugal since
1498, is captured by the Dutch East India Company.
Date unknown
The first modern bank notes are issued in
Stockholm, Sweden.