May 7 » Louis XIV of France begins construction of the Palace of Versailles.
August 1 » Ottoman forces are defeated in the battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár.
October 28 » The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.
March 14 » According to his own account, Otto von Guericke completes his book De Vacuo.
March 24 » The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.
June 8 » Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial ensures Portugal's independence from Spain.
June 24 » The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial.
July 8 » Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island.
July 27 » The English 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. After the Acts of Union 1707, Scotland would be included in the Act.
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