1677 in England

1677 in England

Events from the year 1677 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Monarch - Charles II of England

Events

* 16 February - Politicians Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton and James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury arrested and sent to the Tower of London.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=278]
* 4 November - William of Orange marries Princess Mary of York.

Undated

* Parliament passes the Statute of frauds.
* William Sancroft enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Births

* 17 September - Stephen Hales, physiologist, chemist and inventor (died 1761)
* 17 November - Sir Francis Boynton, 4th Baronet, Member of Parliament (died 1739)
* Whitmore Acton, Member of Parliament (died 1732)
* Elizabeth Wardlaw, writer (died 1727)

Deaths

* 4 May - Isaac Barrow, mathematician (born 1630)
* 20 May - George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, statesman (born 1612)
* August - Matthew Locke, composer (born 1621)
* 27 August - Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset, Earl (born 1622)
* 11 September - James Harrington, political philosopher (born 1611)
* 14 October - Francis Glisson, physician, anatomist and writer (born 1597)
* 2 November - Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, Earl (born 1595)
* Ralph Bankes, Member of Parliament (born 1631)
* Thomas Manton, theologian (born 1620)
* Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1598)

References

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