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=== April–June === * [[April 21]] – Prince [[Rajaram I|Rajaram Bhosle]], the 10-year-old son of the [[Shivaji]], the [[Chhatrapati]] (Emperor) of the [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] in India, is installed on the throne as the new Emperor, less than three weeks after the death of his father. [[Sambhaji|Sambhaji Bhosle]], the eldest son of Shivaji, learns the news while imprisoned at [[Panhala]] and makes plans to escape prison and take over the throne. * [[April 27]] – Prince Sambhaji and fellow prisoners kill the commander of the Panhala prison and take control of the fort, as he makes plans to become ruler of the Maratha Empire. * [[April 30]] – The first [[France|French]] [[Huguenots]] in the New World arrive at Charleston, South Carolina, as 45 of the religious exiles arrive at Oyster Point on the ship ''Richmond'', after being sent there by King [[Charles II of England]].<ref>Edward G. Lilly, ed., ''Historic Churches of Charleston, South Carolina'' (Legerton Publishing, 1966) p. 29</ref> * [[May 6]] – [[Charles XI of Sweden|King Charles XI]] of [[Sweden]] marries [[Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark|Princess Elonora]], daughter of the late King [[Frederick III of Denmark|Frederick III of Denmark-Norway]] and sister of [[Christian V of Denmark|King Christian V]]. * [[May]] – The volcano [[Krakatoa]] erupts, probably on a relatively small scale. * [[June 4]] – [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]] becomes the new [[Shōgun]] of [[Japan]] upon the death of his older brother, [[Tokugawa Ietsuna]], who had been shōgun for 29 years. * [[June 10]] – England and Spain sign a mutual defense treaty.<ref>"William III, Brandenburg, and the anti-French coalition", by Wouter Troost, in ''The Anglo-Dutch Moment: Essays on the Glorious Revolution and Its World Impact'', ed. by Jonathan I. Israel (Cambridge University Press, 2003) p. 315</ref> * [[June 11]] – [[Elizabeth Cellier]], an English Catholic midwife, is tried and acquitted of treason for pamphleting against the government. * [[June 16]] – [[Sambhaji|Sambhaji Bhosle]] and his troops capture [[Raigad Fort|Raigad]], the capital of the [[Maratha Empire]] and Sambhaji becomes the new [[Chhatrapati]] or Emperor. Sambhaji deposes his younger brother [[Rajaram I]] and places Rajaram and Rajaram's mother under house arrest. * [[June 22]] – The [[Sanquhar Declaration]], written by [[Richard Cameron (Covenanter)|Richard Cameron]], leader of the [[Covenanters]] who oppose the control of religion in Scotland by [[Charles II of England|King Charles]], is read aloud by Richard's brother Michael Cameron at the public square in the village of [[Sanquhar]] in [[Dumfriesshire]]. * [[June 30]] – During the [[Spanish Inquisition]], an [[auto-da-fé]] takes place in the [[Plaza Mayor, Madrid]].
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