| January 1 | 1st entry in Samuel Pepys' diary |
| January 1 | General Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London |
| January 1 | Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York |
| February 3 | General Moncks army reaches London |
| February 23 | Charles XI becomes king of Sweden |
| March 16 | English Long Parliament disbands |
| April 4 | English king Charles II ends Decl of Breda (freedom of religion) |
| April 25 | London Convention Parliament begins |
| April 25 | Parliament meets and votes to restore Charles II |
| May 3 | Sweden, Poland, Brandenburg and Austria sign Peace of Oliva |
| May 7 | Isaack B. Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni |
| May 8 | English parliament asks King Charles II to resigns |
| May 23 | King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England |
| May 24 | English king Charles II visits Netherlands |
| May 25 | English King Charles II lands in Dover |
| May 27 | Denmark and Sweden sign ceasefire |
| May 29 | Charles II restored to English throne after Puritan Commonwealth |
| June 6 | Denmark and Sweden signs peace treaty |
| October 13 | Denmark king Frederik III makes coup |
| October 15 | Asser Levy granted butchers license (kosher meat) in New Amsterdam |
| November 15 | 1st kosher butcher (Asser Levy) licensed in New York City (New Amsterdam) |
| November 28 | London Royal Society forms |
| December 15 | Philippines: Andres Malongs rebels plunders Bagnotan |
