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* [[January 8]] – Almost 200 people are arrested in [[Coventry]] by English authorities for gathering to hear readings of the sermons of the non-conformist Protestant minister [[Obadiah Grew]]  
* [[January 8]] – Almost 200 people are arrested in [[Coventry]] by English authorities for gathering to hear readings of the sermons of the non-conformist Protestant minister [[Obadiah Grew]]  
* [[February 4]] &ndash; A treaty is signed between [[Brandenburg-Prussia]] and the indigenous chiefs at [[Takoradi]] in what is now [[Ghana]] to permit the German colonists to build a third fort on the Brandenburger Gold Coast.  <ref>Ulrich van der Heyden, ''Rote Adler an Afrikas Küste: Die Brandenburgisch-preussische Kolonie Grossfriedrichsburg in Westafrika'' ("Red eagles on the African coast: the Brandenburg-Prussian colony of Grossfriedrichsburg in West Africa") (Selignow, 2001) p. 32</ref>
* [[February 4]] &ndash; A treaty is signed between [[Brandenburg-Prussia]] and the indigenous chiefs at [[Takoradi]] in what is now [[Ghana]] to permit the German colonists to build a third fort on the Brandenburger Gold Coast.  <ref>Ulrich van der Heyden, ''Rote Adler an Afrikas Küste: Die Brandenburgisch-preussische Kolonie Grossfriedrichsburg in Westafrika'' ("Red eagles on the African coast: the Brandenburg-Prussian colony of Grossfriedrichsburg in West Africa") (Selignow, 2001) p. 32</ref>
* [[February 6]] &ndash; Catholic James Stuart, [[Duke of York]], becomes King [[James II of England]] and [[Ireland]], and King [[James VII of Scotland]], in succession to his brother [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] (1660–1685), King of England, Scotland, and Ireland since [[1660]]. James II and VII reigns until deposed, in [[1688]].
* [[February 6]] &ndash; Catholic James Stuart, [[Duke of York]], becomes King [[James II of England]] and [[Ireland]], and King James VII of Scotland, in succession to his brother [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] (1660–1685), King of England, Scotland, and Ireland since [[1660]]. James II and VII reigns until deposed, in [[1688]].
* [[February 20]] &ndash; [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]], intending to establish a colony near the mouth of the [[Mississippi River]], lands with 200 surviving colonists at [[Matagorda Bay]] on the [[Texas]] coast, believing the Mississippi to be near. He establishes [[Fort Saint Louis (Texas)|Fort St. Louis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=La Salle Expedition|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/upl01|work=The Handbook of Texas Online|access-date=2014-12-19}}</ref>
* [[February 20]] &ndash; [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]], intending to establish a colony near the mouth of the [[Mississippi River]], lands with 200 surviving colonists at [[Matagorda Bay]] on the [[Texas]] coast, believing the Mississippi to be near. He establishes [[Fort Saint Louis (Texas)|Fort St. Louis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=La Salle Expedition|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/upl01|work=The Handbook of Texas Online|access-date=2014-12-19}}</ref>
* [[February]]&ndash;March &ndash; [[Morean War]] (part of the [[Great Turkish War]]): The [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] ''[[serasker]]'' Halil Pasha invades the [[Mani Peninsula]], and forces it to surrender hostages.
* [[February]]&ndash;March &ndash; [[Morean War]] (part of the [[Great Turkish War]]): The [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] ''[[serasker]]'' Halil Pasha invades the [[Mani Peninsula]], and forces it to surrender hostages.
* [[March 28]] &ndash; An attack on a Mughal Empire envoy,  Khwajah Abdur Rahim, outside of the Maratha fortress at the [[Bijapur Fort]] in India leads to a siege of the city by the forces of Mughal Emperor [[Aurangzeb]].  The siege lasts for 15 months before Bijapur surrenders.  
* [[March 28]] &ndash; An attack on a Mughal Empire envoy,  Khwajah Abdur Rahim, outside of the Maratha fortress at the [[Bijapur Fort]] in India leads to a siege of the city by the forces of Mughal Emperor [[Aurangzeb]].  The siege lasts for 15 months before Bijapur surrenders.  
* [[March]] &ndash; [[Louis XIV of France]] passes the ''[[Code Noir]]'', allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies.
* [[March]] &ndash; [[Louis XIV]] passes the ''[[Code Noir]]'', allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies.


=== April&ndash;June ===
=== April&ndash;June ===
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* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[Hans von Lehwaldt]], German general (d. [[1768]])
* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[Hans von Lehwaldt]], German general (d. [[1768]])
* [[June 30]]
* [[June 30]]
** [[John Gay]], English writer (d. [[1732]])<ref>{{cite web |title=John Gay – British Library |url=https://www.bl.uk/people/john-gay |website=www.bl.uk |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>
** [[John Gay]], English writer (d. [[1732]])<ref>{{cite web |title=John Gay – British Library |url=https://www.bl.uk/people/john-gay |website=www.bl.uk |access-date=1 January 2023 |archive-date=January 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101204012/https://www.bl.uk/people/john-gay |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** [[Dominikus Zimmermann]], German Rococo architect, stuccoist (d. [[1766]])
** [[Dominikus Zimmermann]], German Rococo architect, stuccoist (d. [[1766]])
* [[July 3]] &ndash; [[Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet]], British cavalry officer (d. [[1768]])
* [[July 3]] &ndash; [[Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet]], British cavalry officer (d. [[1768]])

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