1663
Appearance
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 16th century–17th century–18th century |
Decades: | 1630s1640s1650s–1660s–1670s1680s1690s |
Years: | 166016611662–1663–166416651666 |
1663(MDCLXIII) was acommon yearstarting on Mondayof theGregorian calendarand acommon year starting on Thursdayof theJulian calendar,the 1663rd year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 663rd year of the2nd millennium,the 63rd year of the17th century,and the 4th year of the1660sdecade. As of the start of 1663, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- March 4 – ThePrince Edward Islandsin thesubantarcticIndian Oceanare discovered by Dutch explorer Barent Barentszoon Lam.