1682 in England
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Events from the year 1682 in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Charles II of England
[edit] Events
- 11 March - The Royal Hospital Chelsea for old soldiers is founded in London.[1]
- September - Halley's Comet makes an appearance, and is observed by Edmond Halley himself.
- 19 November - Fire at Wapping makes 1,500 homeless.[2]
- 20 November - Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury flees to Holland, after being accused of planning a coup against King Charles II.[2]
[edit] Undated
- Bideford witch trial: Two women become the last two to be hanged for witchcraft.
[edit] Births
- 16 April - John Hadley, inventor (died 1744)
- 10 July - Roger Cotes, mathematician (died 1716)
[edit] Deaths
- 19 October - Sir Thomas Browne author, physician, and philosopher (born 1605)
- 19 November - Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Royalist commander in the English Civil War (born 1619)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 194-196. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
