1663 in England
List of events
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Charles II
Events
- 10 January â the Royal African Company is granted a Royal Charter.[1]
- February â Parliament pressures King Charles into withdrawing a proposed Declaration of Indulgence for Catholics and nonconformists.[2]
- 24 March â the colony of Province of Carolina is established in North America.[1]
- 27 March â the gold guinea coin worth one pound sterling (introduced 6 February) is proclaimed legal tender.[1]
- 7 May â opening of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London.[1]
- 8 July â King Charles grants a Royal Charter to the North American Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.[1]
- 27 July â Parliament passes the second Navigation Act, requiring all goods bound for the American colonies to be sent in English ships from English ports.
- 21 August â concerned about the wintry weather, Parliament holds an intercessory fast.[3]
- 28 August â severe frost.
- 31 August â Gilbert Sheldon enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.[4]
- October â The Farnley Wood Plot to overthrow the monarchy.
- Undated â Roger L'Estrange is appointed Surveyor of the Imprimery and Printing Presses[5][6] and licenser of the press.[1]
Births
- 25 February â Pierre Antoine Motteux, translator and dramatist (died 1718)
- 6 March â Francis Atterbury, bishop and man of letters (died 1732)
- 17 May â Sir William Glynne, 2nd Baronet, Member of Parliament (died 1721)
- 12 July â James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, son of King James II (died 1667)
- 28 September â Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, illegitimate son of King Charles II, military commander (died of wounds 1690)
- John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton, admiral (died 1697)
- William Bowyer, printer (died 1737)
- Thomas Emlyn, clergyman (died 1741)
- William King, poet (died 1712)
- George Stepney, poet and diplomat (died 1707)
Deaths
- 6 January â George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, soldier (born 1585)
- 29 January â Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (born 1587)
- April â George Fane, Member of Parliament (born c. 1616)
- 2 April â Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland, Member of Parliament (born 1634)
- 4 June â William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1582)
- 25 June â John Bramhall, Archbishop (born 1594)
- 5 July â Samuel Newman, clergy (born 1602)
- 26 August â Sir John Yonge, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament (born 1603)
- Edward Burrough, Quaker (born 1634)
- Cheney Culpeper, alchemist (born 1601)
- Balthazar Gerbier, artist (born 1592, Netherlands)
