March 4 » English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
April 8 » English colonial patents are granted for the establishment of the Monmouth Tract, for what would eventually become Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey.
June 12 » Thomas Willett is appointed the first mayor of New York City.
October 5 » The University of Kiel is founded.
October 29 » Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.
December 10 » The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps is founded by Michiel de Ruyter
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