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=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 22]] &ndash; Impersonator [[Mary Carleton]] is [[hanging|hanged]] at [[Newgate Prison]] in London, for multiple thefts and returning from [[penal transportation]].
* [[February 10]] &ndash; [[Molière]]'s ''[[comédie-ballet]]'' ''[[The Imaginary Invalid]]'' premiers in Paris. During the fourth performance, on [[February 17]], the playwright, playing the title rôle, collapses on stage, dying soon after.
* [[March 29]] &ndash; [[Test Act]]: [[Roman Catholic]]s and others who refuse to receive the [[sacrament]] of the [[Church of England]] cannot vote, hold public office, preach, teach, attend the universities or assemble for meetings in [[Kingdom of England|England]]. On [[June 12]], the king's Catholic brother, [[James, Duke of York]], is forced to resign the office of Lord High Admiral because of the Act.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology276">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/276 276]}}</ref>