Year (''' MDCLXI ''') was a Common Year Starting On Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year Starting On Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian Calendar ).
- January 6 - The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. George Monck 's Regiment defeats them
- February 5 - The Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty of China dies and is succeeded by his son the Kangxi Emperor .
- February 14 - George Monck ’s regiment becomes ''The Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards'' (which later becomes Coldstream Guards )
- April 23 - King Charles II Of England , Scotland , Ireland crowned in Westminster Abbey . This is his second crowning.
- June 30 - The first Earl Of Argyle is executed at the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh for Treason
- January 30 - Charles Rollin , French historian (d. 1741 )
- March 25 - Paul De Rapin , French historian (d. 1725 )
- April 16 - Charles Montagu, 1st Earl Of Halifax , English poet and statesman (d. 1715 )
- May 25 - Claude Buffier , French philosopher and historian (d. 1737 )
- June 9 - Tsar Feodor III Of Russia (d. 1682 )
- July 20 - Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville , French founder of the colony of Louisiana (d. 1706 )
- September 2 - Georg Böhm , German organist (d. 1733 )
- October 11 - Melchior De Polignac , French diplomat (d. 1742 )
- November 1 - Florent Carton Dancourt , French dramatist and actor (d. 1725 )
- November 4 - Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (d. 1742 )
- November 6 - King Charles II Of Spain (d. 1700 )
- November 15 - Christoph Von Graffenried , Swiss settler in America (d. 1743 )
- November 28 - Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl Of Clarendon , British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723 )
- December 5 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl Of Oxford And Mortimer , English statesman (d. 1724 )
- December 18 - Christopher Polhem , Swedish scientist and inventor (d. 1751 )
- ''date unknown'' - Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke Of Bolton , English supporter of William III Of Orange (d. 1722 )
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- January 19 - Thomas Venner , Fifth Monarchist (executed)
- February 2 - Lucas Holstenius , German humanist (born 1596 )
- February 5 - Shunzhi Emperor of China (born 1638 )
- March 1 - Richard Zouch , English jurist (born 1590 )
- March 9 - Jules Cardinal Mazarin , French cardinal and statesman (born 1602 )
- April 4 - Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl Of Leven , Scottish soldier(born c. 1580 )
- April 7 - William Brereton , English soldier and politician (born 1604 )
- May 27 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess Of Argyll , Scottish dissenter (beheaded) (born 1607 )
- August 7 - Jin Shengtan , Chinese editor, writer and critic (born 1608 )
- August 16 - Thomas Fuller , English churchman and historian (born 1608 )
- October 4 - Jacqueline Pascal , French child prodigy and sister of Blaise Pascal (born 1625 )
- October 28 - Agustín Moreto Y Cavana , Spanish playwright (born 1618 )
- November 19 - Brian Walton , English clergyman and scholar (born 1600 )
- December 29 - Antoine Gérard De Saint-Amant , French poet (born 1594 )
: ''See also .''
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