February 13 » With the accession of young Charles XI of Sweden, his regents begin negotiations to end the Second Northern War.
April 4 » Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of Great Britain promises, among other things, a general pardon to all royalists for crimes committed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.
April 23 » Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.
May 29 » English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
December 8 » A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.
December 31 » James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France.
January 6 » English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England. The revolt is suppressed after a few days.
January 30 » Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.
February 3 » Maratha forces under Chattrapati Shivaji defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Umberkhind.
April 23 » King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
July 16 » The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
August 6 » The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
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