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=== October–December ===
* [[October 4]] &ndash; Dutch painter [[Rembrandt|Rembrandt van Rijn]] dies at the age of 63, after completing his final known work ''[[Self-Portrait at the Age of 63]]''.  Despite his wealth, is buried in an unmarked grave in [[Amsterdam]]'s [[Westerkerk]].  After 20 years, his remains are removed and destroyed in accordance with church custom. 
* [[October 6]] &ndash; [[Molière]]'s comedy ballet ''[[Monsieur de Pourceaugnac]]'' (with music by [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]] and choreography by [[Pierre Beauchamp]] is performed for the first time, premiering at the [[Château of Chambord]].
* [[October 9]] &ndash; The English ship ''Nonsuch'' returns to London with the first products acquired from trade around Canada's Hudson Bay, a cargo of fine furs.  The bounty from the ''Nonsuch'' expedition attracts investors for the soon-to-be-chartered [[Hudson's Bay Company]].
* [[October 15]] &ndash; The [[University of Innsbruck]] is chartered in Austria by [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]].<ref>[https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/profil/geschichte/ "History of the University of Innsbruck"], University of Innsbruck website</ref>  After being reduced to a lesser function on November 29, 1781, it is rechartered in 1826. 
* [[October 19]] &ndash; The [[List of parliaments of Scotland|Parliament of Scotland]] holds its first new session in six years (although two Conventions of Estates had been held briefly in 1665 and 1667). The session is opened in [[Edinburgh]] by [[Charles II of England]] in his capacity as [[King of Scotland]]. 
* [[October 29]] &ndash; Ukrainian Cossack General [[Mykhailo Khanenko]] is defeated by [[Petro Doroshenko]] at the Battle of [[Stebliv]] after attempting to wrest control of [[Right-bank Ukraine|Ukraine's territory on the west side]] of the [[Dnieper]] River from Doroshenko.
* [[November 28]] &ndash; In India, the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] learns of a rebellion of Hindu residents of in various parts of the Mathurá where he had given the order for the destruction of non-Muslim temples, with rioting in Mauza' Rewarah, Chandarkah, and Surkhrú. The Emperor's historian, Saqi Mustaid Khan, records Aurangzeb's dispatch of General Hasan 'Ali Khán to attack the rebels, and 300 of them are "sent to perdition" while the Mughals lose "many imperial soldiers".  Another 250 surviving rebels are arrested.  Kokilá Ját, leader of the rebels, is among the prisoners put to death a month later.<ref>Jadunath Sarkar, ed., ''Maasir-i-Alamgiri: A History Of Emperor Aurangzeb by Saqi Mustaid Khan'' (Longmans, Green and Company, 1947) p. 60</ref>
* [[December 8]] &ndash; The [[Bima Sultanate|Sultanate of Bima]], located on the now-[[Indonesia]]n island of [[Sumbawa]] and ruled by Abu'l-Khair Sirajuddin, surrenders its authority to the Dutch East Indies Company, the VOC. 
* [[December 9]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement IX]] dies at the age of 69 after a reign of two and a half years.
* [[December 13]] &ndash; [[Jean Racine]]'s five-act tragic play ''[[Britannicus (play)|Britannicus]]'' is performed for the first time, premiering at the [[Hôtel de Bourgogne (theatre)|Hôtel de Bourgogne]] in Paris.  The play continues to be performed more than 350 years later, including a 2011 version translated by [[Howard Rubenstein (physician)|Dr. Howard Rubenstein]].  
* [[December 18]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Cádiz (1669)|Battle of Cádiz]] begins off of the coast of the Spanish city as the English warship [[HMS Mary Rose (1660)|HMS ''Mary Rose'']] encounters seven pirate ships from [[Algeria]].  Although none of the ships on either side are sunk, the Algerians are forced to retreat with an unknown number of casualties, and the ''Mary Rose'' loses 12 dead and 18 wounded.
* [[December 21]] &ndash; A [[1669–1670 papal conclave|papal conclave]] that will last for four months begins in Rome to select a successor to Pope Clement IX, who had died 12 days earlier.  At the opening, 54 of the 70 members of the [[College of Cardinals]] are present.  At least 21 Cardinals are considered for the papacy before Emilio Altieri is selected on April 29 to become Pope Clement X.