What happened in 1663?
28 recorded events in 1663, including 10 in people, 7 in wars & conflicts and 7 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664
1663–1664 war
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Battle of Ameixial
1663 battle of the Portuguese Restoration War
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Battle of Köbölkút
1663 battle
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Siege of Érsekújvár
1663 siege
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First Battle of Zrínyiújvár
Part of the Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664)
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Second Battle of Zrínyiújvár
1663 battle
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Battle at Jurjeve Stijene
1663 battle
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People 10
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Teimuraz I of Kakheti died
King of Kakheti (1589–1661) (r. 1605-1616 and 1625-1648)
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William Juxon died
Churchman, Bishop of London, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Francesco Maria Grimaldi died
Italian physicist (1618–1663)
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Lion Gardiner died
Engineer
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Thomas Baltzar died
German violinist and composer
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Nicolas Hotman died
Composer
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Julius Johann Weiland died
German composer
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Eugene of Savoy born
Born in Paris. Prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire (1663-1736).
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Cotton Mather born
Born in Boston. American religious minister and scientific writer (1663–1728).
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Árni Magnússon born
Born in Dalasýsla. Icelandic scholar and manuscript collector (1663-1730).
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Prince Edward Islands
Sub-Antarctic islands belonging to South Africa
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Villanueva
Cultural property in Zaragoza, Spain
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1663 Charlevoix earthquake
Magnitude 7 earthquake (February 5, 1663) affecting New France (now Quebec, Canada)
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Architecture & Engineering 7
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Santi Domenico e Sisto
Church in Rome
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San Giuseppe dei Falegnami
Church
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San Tommaso in Formis
Building in Rome, Italy
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Bushy House
Former royal residence in Teddington in South West London
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Church of Saint-Just, Lyon
Church located in Lyon, Rhône, in France
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Church of St Francis, Victoria Gozo
Church building in Victoria, Malta
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Hosjö Church
Church building in Falun Municipality, Sweden
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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The Theatre Royal
West End theatre building in Covent Garden, London, England, UK
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