Major Events
- Jan 27 1st American lime kiln begins operation in Providence, Rhode Island
- Feb 1 Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders to Chinese pirates
- Mar 18 First public bus service begins, promoted by Blaise Pascal, operates in Paris as the "Carosses a Cinq Sous" until 1675
- Apr 23 Connecticut chartered as an English colony
- Apr 27 Netherlands & France sign military covenant
- May 3 Royal charter granted to Connecticut
- May 19 Uniformity Act of England goes into effect
- Jun 24 Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)
- Jul 15 King Charles II charters Royal Society in London
- Aug 24 Act of Uniformity requires English to accept Book of Common Prayer
- More 1662 Events
Did You Know?
Charles II of Great Britain sells Dunkirk to France for 2.5 million livres (320,000 English pounds)
Mary II
Blaise Pascal
Fun Fact About 1662
First public bus service begins, promoted by Blaise Pascal, operates in Paris as the "Carosses a Cinq Sous" until 1675
Famous Weddings in 1662
- Feb 24 English Poet and author of "Paradise Lost" John Milton marries 3rd wife Elizabeth Mynshull, 31 years his junior.
Rembrandt van Rijn
Charles II
Louis XIV