- Jan 6 First recorded boxing match is engineered by Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle; his butler vs his butcher
Penn Receives Royal Charter
Mar 4 English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania
- Mar 21 3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London
Event of Interest
May 21 Reknown French preacher Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet selected as Bishop of Meaux
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