1669 in England
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Incumbents
Events
- 31 May – citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last entry in his diary
- 29 October – Isaac Newton appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.[1]
- 26 November – navigator John Narborough sets sail from Deptford to conduct a voyage of exploration in the South Seas.[2]
Undated
- Robert Boyle discovers the chemical element now known as phosphorus.[2]
- Christopher Wren appointed Surveyor of the King's Works.
- Count Cosimo, grand duke of Tuscany, visits the Tower of London and gives the Yeomen Warders the nickname "Beefeaters".[2]
Publications
Births
- probable – Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, statesman (died 1738)
Deaths
- 10 March – John Denham, poet (born 1615)
- 10 September – Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I (born 1609)
- 24 October – William Prynne, Puritan leader (born 1600)
- 16 December – Nathaniel Fiennes, politician (born c. 1608)
References
- Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 190–191. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- Everett, Jason M., ed. (2006). "1669". The People's Chronology. Thomson Gale.
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