1663

Events

• Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts.
• End of the reign of Emperor Go-Sai of Japan
• Emperor Reigen ascends to the throne of Japan

Specific Dates

• April 17- Turks declare war against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.
• July 8 - Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
• July 27 - The British Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports.

Births

• February 12 - Cotton Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1728)
• William King, English poet

Deaths

• William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1582) - June 4
• Severo Bonini, Italian composer - December 5
• Thomas Baltzar, violinist
• Nzinga, queen of Ndongo and Matamba - December 17
• John Bramhall - Archbishop of Armagh and Anglicancontroversialist

See also

• Literature events in 1663
• Science events in 1663
• List of state leaders in 1663