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1660s
Centuries
:
16th century
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17th century
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18th century
Decades
:
1630s
1640s
1650s
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1660s
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1670s
1680s
1690s
Years:
1660
1661
1662
1663
1664
1665
1666
1667
1668
1669
Events and Trends
Samuel Pepys
begins his famous diary in
1660
and ends it, due to failing eyesight in
1669
.
The
Great Plague
1665
in
England
. It is considered an outbreak of
bubonic plague
.
The
Great Fire of London
1666
. Most of the
City of London
is destroyed. However, many of the
rats
considered responsible for the
Great Plague
are burned and the epidemic soon ceases.
Piracy in the Caribbean
is at its climax, the main bases being
Port Royal
and
Tortuga
.
World Leaders
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
).
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