January 1 Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston January 13 Jean Racine's "Mithridate," premieres in Paris January 22 Postal service between New York and Boston inaugurated February 20 1st recorded wine auction held in London February 21 Michiel A de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet March 18 Lord Berkley sells his half of New Jersey to the Quakers March 29 English king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions May 17 Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi June 6 France and Brandenburg sign peace treaty June 12 Charles II's brother duke James of York resigns as Lord High Admiral June 14 Battle at Schooneveld: Michiel de Ruyter beats French/English fleet June 16 Peace of Vossem: French King Louis XIV and Frederik Willem of Brandenburg July 6 French troops conquer Maastricht July 11 Netherlands and Denmark signs defense treaty July 24 Edmund Halley enters Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate August 8 Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands surrender of New York City August 9 Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recaptures New York August 9 Dutch recapture New York from English; regained by English in 1674 August 21 Sea battle at Kijkduin: De Ruyter defeats English and French fleet August 30 Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands and Lutherans form anti-French covenant September 12 Prince Willem III occupies Naarden November 9 British king Charles II fires earl of Shaftesbury November 12 Dutch troops under Willem III occupy Bonn November 13 Prince Willem III/Raimundo earl Montecuccoli conquer Bonn
