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=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 7]] &ndash; The [[Republic of Genoa]] forbids the unauthorized printing of newspapers and all handwritten newssheets; the ban is lifted after three months.
* [[January 12]] &ndash; Scottish minister [[James Renwick (Covenanter)|James Renwick]], one of the [[Covenanters]] resisting the Scottish government's suppression of alternate religious views, publishes the Declaration of [[Lanark]]. 
* [[January 21]] &ndash; The Ottoman Empire army is mobilized in preparation for a war against Austria that culminates with the 1683 [[Battle of Vienna]].
* [[January 24]] &ndash; The first public theater in Brussels, the [[Opéra du Quai au Foin]], is opened.
* [[February 5]] &ndash; In Japan, on the 28th day of the 12th month in the year Tenna 1, a major fire sweeps through Edo (now Tokyo).
* [[February 9]] &ndash; [[Thomas Otway]]'s classic play ''[[Venice Preserv'd]] or A Plot Discover'd'' is given its first performance, premiering at the [[Duke's Company|Duke's Theatre]].  
* [[March 11]] &ndash; Work begins on construction of the [[Royal Hospital Chelsea]] for old soldiers in London, [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>