Events from the year 1663 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Charles II of England

Events

• 10 January - The Royal African Company is granted a Royal Charter.^[1]
• February - Parliament pressures King Charles into withdrawing a proposed Declaration of Indulgence.^[2]
• 24 March - The colony of Province of Carolina is established in North America.^[1]
• 27 March - The gold guinea coin worth one pound sterling (introduced 6 February) is proclaimed legal tender.^[1]
• 7 May - Opening of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London.^[1]
• 8 July - King Charles grants a Royal Charter to the North American Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.^[1]
• 27 July - Parliament passes the second Navigation Act, requiring all goods bound for the American colonies to be sent in English ships from English ports.
• 21 August - Concerned about the wintry weather, Parliament holds an intercessary fast.^[3]
• 28 August - Severe frost.
• 31 August - Gilbert Sheldon enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.^[4]

Undated

• Roger L'Estrange appointed Surveyor of the Imprimery and Printing Presses^[5][6] and licenser of the press.^[1]

Births

• 25 February - Pierre Antoine Motteux, translator and dramatist (died 1718)
• 6 March - Francis Atterbury, bishop and man of letters (died 1732)
• 17 May - Sir William Glynne, 2nd Baronet, Member of Parliament (died 1721)
• 12 July - James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, son of King James II (died 1667)
• 28 September - Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, son of King Charles II (died 1690)
• William Bowyer, printer (died 1737)
• Thomas Emlyn, clergy (died 1741)
• William King, poet (died 1712)
• John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett, (died 1743)
• George Stepney, poet and diplomat (died 1707)
• John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton, admiral (died 1697)

Deaths

• 6 January - George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, soldier (born 1585)
• 29 January - Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (born 1587)
• April - George Fane, Member of Parliament (born c.1616)
• 2 April - Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland, Member of Parliament (born 1634)
• 4 June - William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1582)
• 25 June - John Bramhall, Archbishop (born 1594)
• 5 July - Samuel Newman, clergy (born 1602)
• 26 August - Sir John Yonge, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament (born 1603)
• Edward Burrough, Quaker (born 1634)
• Cheney Culpeper, alchemist (born 1601)
• Balthazar Gerbier, artist (born 1592, Netherlands)

References

See also