Samuel Pepys' Last Diary Entry
May 31 Citing poor eyesight, English civil servant Samuel Pepys records the last entry in his famous diary
Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina
Jul 21 John Locke's Constitution of English colony Carolina is approved
- Sep 6 The siege of Candia, on Crete, ends with the Venetian fortress surrendering to the Ottomans - second-longest siege in history (began 1648)
Oration for Henrietta Maria
Nov 16 French state funeral for Henrietta Maria, princess of France, widow of English King Charles I, at St Denis with famous oration by Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet