1663 in England
Events from the year 1663 in England.
Incumbents
Events
- 10 January – the Royal African Company is granted a Royal Charter.
- February – Parliament pressures King Charles into withdrawing a proposed Declaration of Indulgence for Catholics and nonconformists.
- 24 March – the colony of Province of Carolina is established in North America.
- 27 March – the gold guinea coin worth one pound sterling is proclaimed legal tender.
- 7 May – opening of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London.
- 8 July – King Charles grants a Royal Charter to the North American Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
- 27 July – Parliament passes the second Navigation Act, requiring all goods bound for the American colonies to be sent in English ships from English ports.
- 21 August – concerned about the wintry weather, Parliament holds an intercessory fast.
- 28 August – severe frost.
- 31 August – Gilbert Sheldon enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- October – The Farnley Wood Plot to overthrow the monarchy.
- Undated – Roger L'Estrange is appointed Surveyor of the Imprimery and Printing Presses and licenser of the press.
Births
- 25 February – Pierre Antoine Motteux, translator and dramatist
- 6 March – Francis Atterbury, bishop and man of letters
- 17 May – Sir William Glynne, 2nd Baronet, Member of Parliament
- 12 July – James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, son of King James II
- 28 September – Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, illegitimate son of King Charles II, military commander
- John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton, admiral
- William Bowyer, printer
- Thomas Emlyn, clergyman
- William King, poet
- George Stepney, poet and diplomat
Deaths
- 6 January – George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, soldier
- 29 January – Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln
- April – George Fane, Member of Parliament
- 2 April – Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland, Member of Parliament
- 4 June – William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 25 June – John Bramhall, Archbishop
- 5 July – Samuel Newman, clergy
- 26 August – Sir John Yonge, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament
- Edward Burrough, Quaker
- Cheney Culpeper, alchemist
- Balthazar Gerbier, artist