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Historical Events for the Year 1662

• 1st February » The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a Siege of Fort Zeelandia e.g nine-month siege.
• 9th May » The figure who later became Punch and Judy known as Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England.
• 24th August » The Act of Uniformity 1662 named Act of Uniformity requires England to accept the Book of Common Prayer.
• 17th October » Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for 40,000 pounds.

Famous Birthdays in 1662

• 27th January » Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian (d. 1742)
• 30th April » Mary II of England (d. 1694)
• 3rd May » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, designed the Pillnitz Castle (d. 1736)
• 18th May » George Smalridge, English bishop (d. 1719)
• 11th July » Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1726)
• 5th August » James Anderson (lawyer) known as James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)
• 13th August » Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1748)
• 25th August » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1724)
• 18th October » Matthew Henry, English minister and scholar (d. 1714)
• 13th December » Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher (d. 1729)
• 18th December » James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (d. 1711)

Famous Deaths in History for 1662

• 10th January » Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (b. 1597)
• 13th February » Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (b. 1596)
• 30th March » François le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet and playwright (b. 1592)
• 14th April » William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (b. 1582)
• 23rd May » John Gauden, English bishop (b. 1605)
• 1st June » Zhu Youlang, Prince of Gui (b. 1623)
• 14th June » Henry Vane the Younger, English-American politician, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1613)
• 19th August » Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
• 22nd September » John Biddle (Unitarian) e.g John Biddle, English minister and theologian (b. 1615)
• 21st October » Henry Lawes, English pianist and composer (b. 1595)
• 20th November » Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (b. 1614)
• 30th December » Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (b. 1628)

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