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=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 2]] &ndash; King [[Amangkurat II]] of [[Mataram Sultanate|Mataram]] (located on the island of Java, part of modern-day Indonesia), invites [[Trunajaya]], who had led [[Trunajaya rebellion|a failed rebellion]] against him until his surrender on December 26, for a ceremonial visit to the royal palace. After Trunajaya arrives, King Amangkurat stabs his guest to death.  
* [[January 24]] &ndash;  [[William Harris (settler)|William Harris]], one of the four English [[Puritans]] who established the [[Plymouth Colony]] and then the [[Providence Plantations]] at [[Rhode Island]] in 1636, is captured by Algerian pirates, when his ship is boarded while he is making a voyage back to England.  After being sold into slavery on February 23, he remains a slave until ransom is paid.  He dies in 1681, three days after his return to England.
* [[February 12]] &ndash; The [[Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy|Marquis de Croissy]], Charles Colbert, becomes France's Minister of Foreign Affairs and serves for 16 years until his death, when he is succeeded as Foreign Minister by his son [[Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquess of Torcy|Jean-Baptiste Colbert]].
* [[February 16]] &ndash; Rev. [[Ralph Davenant]]'s will provides for foundation of the [[Davenant Foundation School]] for poor boys in [[Whitechapel]], in the [[East End]] of London.<ref>James Peller Malcolm, ''Londinium Redivivum, or, An Ancient History and Modern Description of London'' (J. Nichols, 1807) p. 433</ref>
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[La Voisin|Catherine Deshayes Monvoisin]], a fortune teller in [[France]] who organized a ring of killers in what became known as the "[[Affair of the Poisons]]" that killed at least 1,000 people, is burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft.  In all, 36 people are executed for their role in the poisoning.  
* [[February 24]] &ndash; The German [[Saxe-Coburg|Duchy of Saxe-Coburg]] is divided by treaty among the sons of the late [[Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha]], who had died in 1675.  The oldest son, [[Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg|Frederick]], receives Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.  The rest is divided among [[Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg|Albert]] (Duke of Saxe-Coburg); [[Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen|Bernhard]] (Saxe-Meiningen); [[Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild|Henry]] (Saxe-Römhild); [[Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg|Christian]] (Saxe-Eisenberg); [[Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen|Ernest]] (Saxe-Hildburghausen); and [[John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld|John Ernest]] (Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld).
* [[March 24]] &ndash; The [[Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury|Earl of Shaftesbury]] informs the [[Privy Council of England]] that the Roman Catholics of Ireland were about to launch a rebellion, backed by France.  The investigation leads to the arrest and ultimate execution of the Roman Catholic [[Archbishop of Armagh]], [[Oliver Plunkett]]. 
* [[March 25]] &ndash; Troops sent by the Sultan of Morocco, [[Ismail Ibn Sharif]], begin a blockade of the port of [[English Tangier|Tangier]], occupied by the English and located on the North African coast. [[Palmes Fairborne]] is dispatched to defend Tangier as the colonial governor and commander-in-chief of English forces.
* [[March 27]] &ndash; The [[London Penny Post]] delivery service begins operations after being created by [[Robert Murray (financier)|Robert Murray]] and [[William Dockwra]], with a policy of delivering letters to any part of London or its suburbs for the price of one [[History of the English penny (1603–1707)|English penny]].
* [[March 30]] &ndash; A [[List of solar eclipses in the 17th century|total eclipse of the Sun]] takes place and is visible over central Africa, with totality over the [[Opala Territory]] in the modern-day [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].