What is 1660s?
The '''1660s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 1660 and ended on 31 December 1669. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''167th decade''''' which began on January 1, 1661. and ended on December 31, 1670.{{decadebox|166}} == Events == *The [[Great Fire of London]] in England. *The [[Ottoman Empire]] attacks Europe, but is beat back at the [[Battle of Saint Gotthard]]. == Births == *[[Cotton Mather]], American pastor *Queen [[Anne of Great Britain]] *[[Jonathan Swift]], [[Ireland|Irish]] writer == Deaths == *[[Blaise Pascal]], French thinker *[[Shah Jahan]], Emperor of [[India]] *[[Frans Hals]], Dutch painter == World leaders == *King [[Frederick III of Denmark]] ([[1648]]–[[1670]]). *King [[Charles II of England]] ([[1660]]–[[1685]]). *King [[Louis XIV of France]] ([[1643]]–[[1715]]). *[[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]] ([[1658]]–[[1705]]). * King [[John II of Poland]] ([[1649]]–[[1668]]). *King [[Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki]] of the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] ([[1669]]–[[1673]]). *King [[Afonso VI of Portugal]] ([[1656]]–[[1667]]). *King [[Peter II of Portugal]] ([[1667]]–[[1706]]). *[[Tsar]] [[Aleksey I of Russia]] ([[1645]]–[[1676]]). *King [[Philip IV of Spain]] ([[1621]]–[[1665]]). *King [[Charles II of Spain]] ([[1665]]–[[1700]]). *King [[Charles X of Sweden]] ([[1654]]–[[1660]]). *King [[Charles XI of Sweden]] ([[1660]]–[[1697]]). *Emperor [[Yohannes I of Ethiopia]] ([[1667]]–[[1682]]). [[Category:1660s| ]]