Years: 1665 1666 1667 - 1668 - 1669 1670 1671

Decades: 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1668 in literature 1668 in science

Contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Heads of states

Events

• January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed.
• February 13 Lisbon - Peace Treaty between Afonso VI of Portugal and Carlos II of Spain, by mediation of Charles II of England where it is recognized the legitimity of the Portuguese monarch. Portugal yields Ceuta to Spain.
• The first Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of Devolution.
• First performance of Molière's comedy, Tartuffe
• The British East India Company takes over Bombay
• Foundation of the First National Bank of Europe in Stockholm, Sweden "Riskbank"

Births

• May 8 - Alain-René Lesage, French playwright
• November 10 - François Couperin, composer
• November 11 - Johann Albert Fabricius, scholar

Deaths

• April 7 - Sir William Davenant
• September 19 - Sir William Waller, English Civil War general
• Francis L'Ollonais, French pirate

Heads of states

• France - Louis XIV, King of France (1643-1715)

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