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1664

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s

Years: 1659 1660 1661 1662 - 1663 - 1664 - 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Year in topic 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of Britain.
• September 24 - Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam to an English naval squadron commanded by Colonel Richard Nicolls.

Year in topic

• 1664 in literature
• 1664 in science

Births

• baptized February 24 - Thomas Newcomen,English inventor (+ 1729)

Deaths