6th January » Restoration (England) called English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London or London, England.
19th January » Thomas Venner is hanged, drawn and quartered in London.
30th January » Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector Cromwellian republican Commonwealth e.g Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed two years after his death, on the anniversary of the execution of Charles I of England e.g the monarch he himself de
23rd April » King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
23rd June » Marriage contract between Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza.
16th July » The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Sweden named Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
6th August » The Treaty of The Hague (1661) called Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
Famous Birthdays in 1661
30th January » Charles Rollin, French historian and educator (d. 1741)
19th March » Francesco Gasparini, Italian composer and educator (d. 1727)
25th March » Paul de Rapin, French historian (d. 1725)
16th April » Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, First Lord of the Treasury (d. 1715)
25th May » Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher (d. 1737)
6th June » Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (d. 1756)