1663 in England

Events from the year 1663 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Monarch - Charles II of England

Events

* 10 January - The Royal African Company is granted a Royal Charter.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=270]
* February - Parliament pressures King Charles into withdrawing a proposed Declaration of Indulgence.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 188-189|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 24 March - The colony of Province of Carolina is established in North America.
* 7 May - Opening of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London.
* 8 July - King Charles grants a Royal Charter to the North American Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Undated

* The gold guinea coin introduced.
* Roger L'Estrange becomes licenser of the press.
* Gilbert Sheldon enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Births

* 25 February - Pierre Antoine Motteux, translator and dramatist (died 1718)
* 6 March - Francis Atterbury, bishop and man of letters (died 1732)
* 17 May - Sir William Glynne, 2nd Baronet, Member of Parliament (died 1721)
* 11 July - James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, son of King James II (died 1667)
* 28 September - Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, son of King Charles II (died 1690)
* William Bowyer, printer (died 1737)
* Thomas Emlyn, clergy (died 1741)
* William King, poet (died 1712)
* John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett, (died 1743)
* George Stepney, poet and diplomat (died 1707)
* John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton, admiral (died 1697)

Deaths

* 6 January - George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, soldier (born 1585)
* 29 January - Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (born 1587)
* April - George Fane, Member of Parliament (born c.1616)
* 2 April - Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland, Member of Parliament (born 1634)
* 4 June - William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1582)
* 25 June - John Bramhall, Archbishop (born 1594)
* 5 July - Samuel Newman, clergy (born 1602)
* 26 August - Sir John Yonge, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament (born 1603)
* Edward Burrough, Quaker (born 1634)
* Cheney Culpeper, alchemist (born 1601)
* Balthazar Gerbier, artist (born 1592, Netherlands)

References

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