Lucasian Professor
Becomes the first Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge.
Historical events in 1664
69 historical records
January 16641 historical events
February 16643 historical events
Birth of Mustafa II
Becomes father of Mustafa, the future Sultan Mustafa II.
Birth of Mustafa II
Birth of Mustafa II, son of Sultan Mehmed IV and Gulnus Sultan.
Birth of Mustafa II
Gives birth to Mustafa, later Sultan Mustafa II.
March 16642 historical events
New Netherland Grant
Receives the royal grant that gives his title to the future province and city of New York.
New Netherland Grant
Grants his brother James a patent including New Netherland before the English expedition.
April 16644 historical events
Triennial Parliaments Act
Ashley-Cooper participates in government as Parliament reshapes the rules for future sessions.
Repeal of Triennial Act
Repeals the 1641 Triennial Act while replacing it with a weaker parliamentary-meeting requirement.
Triennial Parliaments Act
Gives assent to the Triennial Parliaments Act requiring Parliament at least once every three years.
Triennial Parliaments Act
Presides over the Commons during the Parliament that passes the Triennial Parliaments Act.
May 166418 historical events
Jupiter Spot Observation
Observes a conspicuous spot on Jupiter, contributing to early studies of the planet's changing atmosphere.
Tartuffe
Louis XIV sees Moliere's Tartuffe during court festivities at Versailles.
Tartuffe
Sees Moliere's Tartuffe during court festivities.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is performed before Louis XIV and soon faces religious opposition.
Conventicle Act
The Conventicle Act restricts unauthorised religious meetings outside the Church of England.
Legislation
Clarendon's ministry supports legislation against nonconformist religious assemblies.
Conventicle Act
Gives assent to the Conventicle Act forbidding unauthorised religious meetings of more than five people.
Conventicle Act
Sheldon supports stronger enforcement of Anglican uniformity through the Conventicle Act.
Conventicle Act
Cosin backs the Anglican settlement that restricts dissenting religious meetings.
Conventicle Act
Quakers face harsher pressure after Parliament restricts unauthorised religious meetings.
Conventicle Act
Calamy's Presbyterian ministry is constrained by the Restoration legislation against conventicles.
Conventicle Act
Baxter's nonconformist circle is threatened by the new law against conventicles.
Expedition to New Netherland
Sails with the English expedition sent to seize New Netherland.
French West India Company
Organises the French West India Company to strengthen colonial commerce.
Legislation
Hyde supports the Restoration religious settlement enforcing conformity against dissent.
Legislation
Parliament advances religious uniformity by restricting conventicles and dissenting worship.
Reform of Church Governance
The Restoration government strengthens Anglican conformity through measures later called the Clarendon Code.
Reform of Parliament
Clarendon backs parliamentary reforms intended to secure the restored Church of England.
June 16642 historical events
Novi Zrin Defence
Zrinski's fortress of Novi Zrin becomes a focus of Ottoman pressure before its destruction.
Siege of Novi Zrin
Koprulu besieges and destroys Novi Zrin during the summer campaign.
August 16646 historical events
Battle of Saint Gotthard
Commands French troops supporting the Imperial army against the Ottomans.
Expedition to New Netherland
Arrives with the royal commissioners before the peaceful surrender of New Amsterdam.
French East India Company
Authorises a company to expand French trade in Asia.
French East India Company
Authorises the French East India Company to expand French trade in Asia.
French East India Company
Creates the company as part of his mercantilist programme for French overseas trade.
Opposition to Vasvar
Objects to the peace terms after expecting a stronger Habsburg advance against the Ottomans.
September 16647 historical events
De Ruyter Orders
Approves sending De Ruyter from the Mediterranean to recover Dutch posts in West Africa.
West Africa Expedition
Receives orders at Malaga to sail to West Africa against English seizures.
Governor of New York
Becomes English governor after the surrender of New Amsterdam.
Capture of New Amsterdam
Receives the surrender of New Amsterdam and begins English rule over New Netherland.
Capture of Fort Amsterdam
Takes Fort Amsterdam as the Dutch colony passes to English control.
Articles of Surrender
Represents Dutch civic authority during the surrender negotiations with the English.
Surrender of New Amsterdam
Surrenders New Amsterdam to Richard Nicolls after English ships enter the harbour.
October 16643 historical events
Capture of New Amstel
Leads English action against New Amstel after the main surrender of New Netherland.
Capture of Kormantine
Recaptures Dutch West African posts after English attacks on the Guinea coast.
Recapture of Dutch Posts
Recaptures Dutch West India Company posts taken by English forces.
November 16641 historical events
Death of Nikola Zrinski
Dies in a hunting accident after becoming a critic of the Treaty of Vasvar.
December 16642 historical events
Attack on Smyrna Fleet
Attacks the Dutch Smyrna convoy during the naval crisis that leads toward open war.
Smyrna Convoy Attack
Attacks the Dutch Smyrna convoy during escalating Anglo-Dutch naval tensions.
Greenwich Palace Design
Designs a new palace range for Charles II at Greenwich.
Northern League
Sent by Charles II to Denmark-Norway to pursue an anti-Dutch northern alliance.
St Paul's School
Continues his education at St Paul's School in London during his adolescence.
Northern League
Charles II sends Gilbert Talbot to Copenhagen to pursue a northern alliance against the Dutch.
Sylva Published
Evelyn publishes Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber.
Cerebri Anatome Illustrations
Provides illustrations for Willis's anatomical study of the brain.
Cerebri Anatome
Publishes Cerebri Anatome, an influential work on the brain and nervous system.
Capture of Cabo Corso
Seizes Dutch positions on the Gold Coast during English attacks on Dutch trade.
West Africa Raids
Captures Dutch West India Company posts and ships on the West African coast.
Reading Descartes
Malebranche encounters Descartes's Treatise on Man and turns toward Cartesian philosophy.
Port-Royal Repression
Her Port-Royal community remains under royal pressure after her death.
Port-Royal Repression
Expels leading nuns and places Jansenist convents under stronger royal pressure.
Port-Royal Repression
Supports royal enforcement as pressure increases on Jansenist communities.
First Raid on Surat
Shivaji raids the wealthy Mughal port of Surat and carries away substantial resources for his expanding state.
Observations about Vipers
Publishes observations challenging popular ideas about viper venom.
Shogunate Rule
Rules as fourth Tokugawa shogun during Emperor Reigen's reign.
Imperial Reign
Continues his early reign after succeeding Emperor Go-Sai.
Mayoral Term
Concludes service as Mayor of Amsterdam after the 1643-1664 municipal term.
Ottoman Invasion of Hungary
Koprulu commands Ottoman forces pressing through Hungary during the campaign.
Ottoman Invasion of Hungary
Mehmed IV's empire renews the campaign against Habsburg positions in Hungary.