February 27 Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Vice-Admiral De Ruyter beats English March 4 English king Charles II declares war on Netherlands March 6 Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society starts publishing March 11 NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights May 5 Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow May 15 Pope Alexander VII convicts Jansenisme May 31 Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah June 3 Duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft June 6 Battle at Monte Carlo: English and Portuguese army beat Spain June 12 English rename New Amsterdam, New York, after Dutch pull out June 13 Sea battle at Lowestoft: English fleet beats Dutch June 17 Battle at Viciosa: English and Portuguese army beat Spain August 2 French expedition against Barbarians in Tunis/Algiers August 12 English fleet beat Dutch fleet August 27 "Ye Bare and Ye Cubb" is 1st play, performed in North America (Acomac, Va) September 22 Molieres "L'amour Medecin," premieres in Paris November 7 1st edition of "London Gazette" December 4 Jean Racine's "Alexandre le Grand," premieres in Paris December 11 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna December 30 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople
