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| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s |
| Years: | 1660 1661 1662 - 1663 - 1664 1665 1666 |
| 1663 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1663 (MDCLXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
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Events of 1663
January - June
- March 5 - Emperor Go-Sai's reign ends and Emperor Reigen ascends to the throne of Japan.
- March 24 - King Charles II of England issues the Charter of Carolina, establishing the Province of Carolina and dividing it between eight Lords Proprietors.
- April 17- The Turks declare war against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.
- June 8 - Battle of Ameixial: The Portuguese and some English auxiliaries defeat the Spanish.
July - December
- July 8 - King Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
- July 27 - The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act, requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports.
Undated
- The Prix de Rome Scholarship is established for students of the arts.
- The first Maroon community arises in Suriname.
- The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane opens in London.
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1663 MDCLXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2416 |
| Armenian calendar | 1112 ԹՎ ՌՃԺԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -181 – -180 |
| Berber calendar | 2613 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2207 |
| Burmese calendar | 1025 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7171 – 7172 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬寅年十一月廿二日 (4299/4359-11-22) — to —
癸卯年十二月初三日(4300/4360-12-3) |
| Coptic calendar | 1379 – 1380 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1655 – 1656 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5423 – 5424 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1718 – 1719 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1585 – 1586 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4764 – 4765 |
| Holocene calendar | 11663 |
| Iranian calendar | 1041 – 1042 |
| Islamic calendar | 1073 – 1074 |
| Japanese calendar | Kanbun 2 (寛文2年) |
| Korean calendar | 3996 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2206 |
- February 12 - Cotton Mather, American minister (d. 1728)
- February 25 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
- March 6 - Francis Atterbury, English bishop and man of letters (d. 1732)
- March 7 - Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer(d. 1745)
- March 22 - August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (d. 1727)
- May 20 - William Bradford, British-born printer (d. 1752)
- June 2 - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (d. 1742)
- August 31 - Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)
- October 16 - Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)
- date unknown - William King, English poet (d. 1712)
Deaths
- February 19 - Adam Adami, German bishop and diplomat (b. 1603)
- April 7 - Francis Cooke, Mayflower pilgrim (b. c. 1583)
- June 4 - William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1582)
- June 25 - John Bramhall, Archbishop of Armagh and Anglican controversialist (b. 1594)
- July 7 - Thomas Baltzar, German violinist (b. c. 1631)
- September 18 - Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (b. 1603)
- December 5 - Severo Bonini, Italian composer (b. 1582)
- December 17 - Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (b. c. 1583)
- December 28 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
See also
