1662 in France
Years in France: | 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
Decades: | 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s |
Years: | 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 |
Events from the year 1662 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XIV
Events
- March 18 – A short-lived experiment of the first public buses (holding 8 passengers) begins in Paris.
- October 27 – Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for £400,000 (or 2.5 million livres).
- December 26 – Molière's play The School for Wives premieres.
Births
- January 17 – Françoise Pitel, French actor (d. 1721)
- April 26 – Marie Louise of Orléans (d. 1689)
- July 1 – Béatrice Hiéronyme de Lorraine, Abbess of Remiremont (d. 1738)
- September 1 – Louis de Carrières, French priest and Bible commentator (d. 1717)
- September 19 – Jean-Paul Bignon, French priest and man of letters (d. 1743)
- November 18 – Princess Anne Élisabeth of France (d. 1662)
Deaths
- March 20 – François le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet (b. 1592)
References
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