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In the 1660s and early 1670s, the Swedish Empire experienced a financial crisis. In hope of subsidies, the Swedish government, acting on behalf of king Charles XI of Sweden during his minority, had entered the anti- French Triple Alliance with the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of England , which broke apart when Charles II of England rapproached France in 1670, after the War of Devolution .
Settlements in Saldanha Bay and Vishoek are established. The first Calvinist church built in the Cape. 2 January - Work commenced on a fortress, known as the Castle of Good Hope, which replaced the previous wooden fort built by Jan van Riebeeck and his men. 24 October - Cornelis van Quaelberg is appointed Commander of the Cape.
A. Robert Abbot (theologian) James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie. Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet. Nicolás de Aguilar. Hannah Allen. Thomas Alleyn (3rd Master of the College of God's Gift) Philips Angel II. Thomas van Apshoven.
Late in the 17th century, there were 34 permanent ranches in Spanish Florida. In 1698 and 1699, those 34 ranches paid a tax in kind of 222 head of cattle. The largest ranch, la Chua, paid a tax of 77 head of cattle. The tax rate on the produce of ranches ("fruits of the land") was two-and-a-half percent.
1660s plays. Plays written or first performed in the 1660s, i.e. in the years 1660 to 1669 . Theatre portal.
Fashion in the period 1600–1650 in Western clothing is characterized by the disappearance of the ruff in favour of broad lace or linen collars. Waistlines rose through the period for both men and women. Other notable fashions included full, slashed sleeves and tall or broad hats with brims.
January 4 – The stratovolcano Mount Parker in the Philippines has a major eruption. January 14 – The Battle of Malacca concludes with the Dutch East India Company ending Portuguese control of Malacca. January 18 – The Junta de Braços (council of Estates) of the Principality of Catalonia, led by Pau Claris, proclaims the Catalan Republic ...
