Events 1661

1 events

1.1 january–june
1.2 july–december
1.3 date unknown

events
january–june

january 6 – fifth monarchists unsuccessfully attempt seize control of london; george monck s regiment defeats them.
january 30 – body of oliver cromwell exhumed , subjected posthumous execution, along of john bradshaw , henry ireton.
february 5 – shunzhi emperor of chinese qing dynasty dies, , succeeded son kangxi emperor.
february 14 – george monck’s regiment becomes lord general s regiment of foot guards (which later becomes coldstream guards).
march – following death of mentor, cardinal mazarin, king louis xiv of france starts rule independently.
april 7 – siege of fort zeelandia chinese-japanese warlord koxinga begins.
april 23 – king charles ii of england, scotland, , ireland crowned in westminster abbey, second time.

july–december

july 1 – russo-swedish war (1656–58) – treaty of cardis: russia surrenders sweden captured territories.
august 6 – portugal , dutch republic sign treaty of hague, whereby new holland formally ceded portugal dutch republic.
september 5 - fall of nicolas fouquet: louis xiv superintendent of finances arrested in nantes.
november 4 – battle of kushliki: polish–lithuanian forces defeat russian army.

date unknown

the first modern bank notes issued in stockholm, sweden.
köprülü mehmed pasha ends rule vizier of ottoman empire.
the great clearance spreads guangdong.