March 18 » Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
April 19 » In Ireland: O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry.
May 14 » The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
June 3 » Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.
July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
March 1 » Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.
April 15 » Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
May 17 » Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
August 22 » Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.
September 6 » England's Parliament bans public stage-plays.
November 13 » First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
May 10 » King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
September 26 » The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
November 1 » William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.
November 5 » William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham.
November 9 » Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter.
December 11 » Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.
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