Events in year of 1664
- 03-06King Louis XIV and Emperor of Brandenburg signs covenant
- 03-121st naturalization act in American colonies
- 03-12New Jersey becomes a British colony
- 03-24Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island
- 04-06France and Saksen sign alliance
- 05-281st Baptist Church organizes (Boston)
- 06-04Viceroy Willem Frederik conquerors Dijlerschans
- 06-06New Amsterdam renamed New York City
- 07-234 British ships to drive Dutch out of NY, arrive in Boston
- 08-29Adriaen Pieck / Gerrit de Ferry patent wooden firespout in Amsterdam
- 09-08Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers
- 09-20Maryland passes 1st anti-amalgamation law to stop intermarriage of English women and black men
- 09-24Dutch Fort Orange (Albany NY) surrenders to English
- 12-15English colonizing Connecticut
People born in year of 1664
- 01-14Simon van Slingelandt: Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36)
- 01-24John Vanbrugh: London, England -- Dramatist / architect
- 03-17Georg Osterreich: Composer
- 05-31Giulio Alberoni: Spanish / Italian Minister / Cardinal
- 06-05Mustafa II: Sultan of Turkey (1695-1703)
- 07-21Matthew Prior: English poet
- 08-04Louis Lully: Composer
- 08-06Johann Christoph Schmidt: Composer
- 08-25Johan van de Bergh: Leids regent
- 09-09Johann Christoph Pez: Composer
- 11-09Johannes Speth: Composer
People died in year of 1664
- 01-18Moise Amyrault: French Theologist / vicar
- 04-04Adam Willaerts: Dutch seascape painter
- 07-16A Gryphius: Writer, dies at 47
- 10-31Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz: Viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51
Events in year of 1665
- 02-27Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Vice-adm De Ruyter beats English
- 03-04English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands
- 03-06Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society starts publishing
- 03-11New York approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights
- 05-05Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow
- 05-15Pope Alexander VII convicts Jansenisme
- 06-03Duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft
- 06-06Battle at Monte Carlo: English and Portuguese army beat Spain
- 06-12English rename New Amsterdam, NY, after Dutch pull out
- 06-13Sea battle at Lowestoft: English fleet beats Dutch
- 06-17Battle at Viciosa: English and Portuguese army beat Spain
- 08-02French expedition against Barbarians in Tunis / Algiers
- 08-12English fleet beat Dutch fleet
- 08-27"Ye Bare & Ye Cubb" is 1st play, performed in North America (Acomac, Va)
- 11-071st edition of "London Gazette"
- 12-11"Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna
- 12-30"Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople
People born in year of 1665
- 01-12Pierre de Fermat: French lawyer / mathematician
- 02-06Anne Stuart: Queen of England (1702-14)
- 02-12Rudolph J Camerarius: German Botanist / Physician (sexuality plant)
- 03-27Benjamin Neukirch: German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)
- 06-05Nicolas Bernier: Composer
- 08-20Bernardus Smijtegelt: Vicar (Gekrookte Reed)
- 09-20Johannes van der Hagen: Vicar / genealogist / chronologer
People died in year of 1665
- 01-21Domenico Mazzocchi: Composer, dies at 72
- 02-28Lodewijk van Nassau: Dutch Governor (Bois-le-Duc)
- 05-24Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel]: Spanish franciscans
- 05-31Pieter J Saenredam: Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67
- 06-13Auke Stellingwerf: Lieutenant Admiral of Friesland, dies in battle at about 29
- 06-13Egbert Meussen Kortenaer: Vice-admiral, dies in battle at about 29
- 06-13Jacob van Wassenaer [Foggy Obdam]: Lieutenant Admiral, dies in battle at 55
- 09-17Philip IV: King of Spain (1621-55)
- 11-10Samuel Friedrich Capricornus: Composer, dies at 36
- 11-19Nicholas Poussin: French painter
- 12-10Tarquinio Mercula: Composer
Events in year of 1666
- 02-16Netherlands and Brandenburg sign treaty
- 06-04Battle at Duinkerk: English vs. Dutch fleet
- 08-04Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique and St. Christopher; thousands die
- 08-04Sea battle between Netherlands and England
- 08-05English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter
- 09-01Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed
- 09-02Fire in London destroys 13,000 houses and kills 8
- 09-16"Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet
- 09-23Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius Earl of Simmeren
- 10-25Brandenburg / Brunswick / Denmark / Netherlands form anti-French Quadruple Alliance
- 11-14Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs)
- 12-30Abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname
People born in year of 1666
- 02-15Antonio M Valsalva: Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)
- 03-15Georg Baehr: German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)
- 04-17Francois Valentijn: Dutch vicar / writer
- 04-25Johann Heinrich Buttstett: Composer
- 08-27Ivan V: Co-tsar of Russia (1682-89)
- 09-05Gottfried Arnold: German theologist / historian / songwriter
- 11-01James Sherard: Composer
- 11-05Attilio Ariosti: Composer
- 12-05Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti: Composer
People died in year of 1666
- 01-18Adriaen A Bloemaert: Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56
- 01-20Anna of Austria: Queen of France / Daughter of Philip III, dies at 64
- 01-24Johann Andreas Herbst: Composer, dies at 77
- 02-01Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan: Mogol of India (Taj-Mahal)
- 02-24Nicholas Lanier: Composer, dies at 77
- 05-06Paul Siefert: Composer, dies at 79
- 06-11Cornelis Evertsen the Old: Swiss Vice-Admiral, dies in battle at 55
- 06-15Pieter de Bitter: Dutch Admiral (Colombo, Goa)
- 06-26Richard Fanshawe: Diplomat / translator / poet
- 06-30Adam Krieger: German composer, dies at 32
- 06-30Alexander Brome: British Poet
- 08-04Johan Evertsen: Ltalian Admiral of Zeeland, lynched in Brielle
- 08-06Tsjerk H de Vries: Fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43
- 08-15Johann A Schall von Bell: German Missionary / astronomer
- 08-24Francisco M the Melo: Portuguese Author (Obras Morales), dies at 57
- 08-30Benedictus Carpzovius [Benedikt Carpzov]: German lawyer
- 09-01French Neck: Portrait Painter (Women Portrait), dies at about 86
- 10-11Henry de Fleury dee Coulan: Mister of Buat / ritmeester