    __notoc__ year 1661 (mdclxi) was a common year starting on saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the gregorian calendar and a common year starting on tuesday of the 10-day slower julian calendar. == events == === january&ndash;june === * january 6 &ndash; the fifth monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of london. george monck's regiment defeats them. * january 30 &ndash; the body of oliver cromwell is exhumed and subjected to a posthumous execution, along with those of john bradshaw and henry ireton. * february 5 &ndash; the shunzhi emperor of the qing dynasty of china dies and is succeeded by his son the kangxi emperor. * february 14 &ndash; george monckâs regiment becomes the lord general's regiment of foot guards (which later becomes coldstream guards) * march &ndash; following the death of his mentor, cardinal mazarin, king louis xiv of france starts to rule independently. * april 23 &ndash; king charles ii of england, scotland, ireland is crowned in westminster abbey, for the second time. === july&ndash;december === * july 1 &ndash; russo-swedish war (1656â58) &ndash; treaty of cardis: russia surrenders to sweden all captured territories. * august 6 &ndash; portugal and the dutch republic sign the treaty of the hague, whereby new holland is formally ceded to portugal by the dutch republic. === date unknown === * the first modern bank notes are issued in stockholm, sweden. * kÃ¶prÃ¼lÃ¼ mehmed pasha ends his rule as vizier of the ottoman empire. * the great clearance was spread to guangdong. == births == * january 15 &ndash; james barry, irish politician (d. 1725) * january 21 &ndash; peter le neve, english herald and antiquary (d. 1729) * january 22 &ndash; joseph fleuriau d'armenonville, french politician (d. 1728) * january 25 &ndash; alexander zu dohna-schlobitten, german general (d. 1728) * january 25 &ndash; antonio i, prince of monaco, monegasque prince (d. 1731) * january 30 &ndash; charles rollin, french historian (d. 1741) * february 12 &ndash; daniel d'auger de subercase (d. 1732) * february 20 &ndash; william digby, 5th baron digby, english politician and baron (d. 1752) * february 24 &ndash; alexandre-franÃ§ois desportes, french painter (d. 1743) * february 25 &ndash; [[anne lennard,
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