January 27 1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI) February 1 Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates April 22 Royal Society incorporates April 23 Connecticut chartered as an English colony April 27 Netherlands and France sign military covenant May 3 Royal charter granted Connecticut May 19 Uniformity Act of England goes into effect June 24 Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed, Macau Day July 15 England's King Charles II charters Royal Society in London August 24 Act of Uniformity requires English to accept book of Common Prayer September 14 Netherlands and England sign peace treaty September 16 Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation October 26 Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France October 27 England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres
