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| Years: 1661 1662 1663 - 1664 - 1665 1666 1667 | |
| Decades: 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
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Events
- March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England.
- August 1 - The Ottoman Empire is defeated in the Battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár.
- September 24 - Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam to an English naval squadron commanded by Colonel Richard Nicolls.
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Births
- January 4 - Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)
- January 20 - Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. 1718)
- February 6 - Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1703)
- February 24 (baptized) - Thomas Newcomen, English inventor (d. 1729)
- April 6 - Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)
- April 30 - François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (d. 1709)
- May 21 - Giulio Alberoni, Italian cardinal and statesman (d. 1754)
- July 21 - Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat (d. 1721)
- November 9 - Henry Wharton, English writer (d. 1695)
See also Category:1664 births.
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Deaths
- May 21 - Elizabeth Poole, Puritan/"foundress"/business woman
- July 16 - Andreas Gryphius, German writer (b. 1616)
- August 24 - Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer
- August 27 - Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598)
See also Category:1664 deaths.af:1664 ast:1664 be:1664 bg:1664 bs:1664 ca:1664 cv:1664 cs:1664 cy:1664 da:1664 de:1664 et:1664 el:1664 es:1664 eo:1664 eu:1664 fr:1664 ko:1664년 hr:1664 io:1664 id:1664 is:1664 it:1664 he:1664 lb:1664 hu:1664 mk:1664 nl:1664 no:1664 nn:1664 os:1664 pl:1664 pt:1664 ro:1664 ru:1664 simple:1664 sk:1664 sl:1664 sr:1664 fi:1664 sv:1664 tt:1664 tr:1664 uk:1664 zh:1664年