What happened in 1661?
29 recorded events in 1661, including 9 in people, 9 in architecture & engineering and 4 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Siege of Fort Zeelandia
1662 battle between Dutch East India Company and Koxinga's Ming Loyalists
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Battle of Kushliki
1661 battle
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Dano-Dutch War
War between the Dutch and Danish, 1661–1665
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Cardis
Russia–Sweden peace treaty (1661)
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Treaty of The Hague
1661 treaty between the Netherlands and Portugal
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People 9
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Shunzhi Emperor died
Qing Dynasty emperor of China (1638–1661)
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Gérard Desargues died
French mathematician and engineer
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Alvaro Alonso Barba died
Metallurgist
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Heinrich Poser died
Silesian chief tax collector and world traveler
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René Menard died
Canadian explorer
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Christoph Bach died
German musician, grandfather of J. S. Bach (1613-1661)
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Ariana Nozeman died
Dutch actress
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Charles Rollin born
Born in Paris. French historian and educator (1661–1741).
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Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine born
Born in Neuburg an der Donau. Elector Palatine, Duke of Jülich and Berg and Count Palatine of Neuburg (1661-1742).
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Jama Mosque
Mosque in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Defterdar İbrahim Paşa Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Immacolata Concezione
Oratory in Laigueglia, Italy
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Madonna della Carraia
Sanctuary in Carraia, Castiglione del Lago
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Economy & Trade 1
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G.W. Scott and Sons
UK business
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Palace of Versailles
Palace in Versailles, France and location of the Museum of the History of France
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Our Lord in the Attic Museum
Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Saint Gevorg Monastery of Mughni
Church
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Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Church and cloister in Velha Goa, India
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St. Nicholas' Church
Church building in Bratislava, Slovakia
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Mġarr ix-Xini Tower
Watchtower in Malta
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Bayt al-Saqqā
Bayt Atharī fī Ghazzah
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Providence Church
Church building in Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
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Beata Vergine del Carmine e San Rocco
Church building in Soragna
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Empires & Countries 1
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Kingdom of Tungning founded
Kingdom of Tungning was founded, with its capital at Tainan.
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