WHAT HAPPENED IN 1660.
Look what happened the 1660.

With the death of Swedish King Charles X Gustav, the Swedish government begins to seek peace with Sweden's enemies in the Second Northern War – something that Charles had refused. As his son and successor on the throne, Charles XI, is only four years old, a regency rules Sweden until 1672. (13. February 1660)

The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament. (16. March 1660)

Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of England. (4. April 1660)

Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland. (23. April 1660)

English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. (29. May 1660)

Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (1. June 1660)

Nine regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered. (17. October 1660)

At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society. (28. November 1660)

A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello. (8. December 1660)

James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France. (31. December 1660)