January 6 Great earthquake in New England January 10 King Charles II affirms charter of Royal African Company January 23 King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Ronstaten February 5 Earthquake in Canada April 1 Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) April 6 King Charles II signs Carolina Charter April 18 Osman declares war on Austria May 7 Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens June 8 Battle at Amegical: English and Portugese fleet beats Spanish July 8 King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island July 26 France annexes Venaissin July 27 English parliament accepts Staple Act September 13 1st serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia) September 25 Austrian Fort Neuhausl surrenders to Turkish invasion army
