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Instance of: leap year starting on Thursday and ending on Friday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1661
Follows: 1659

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Commons category: 1660
topic's main category: Category:1660
point in time: 1660-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1660
category for births in this time period: Category:1660 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1660 deaths

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May 25: Stuart Restoration: King Charles II lands at Dover and sets foot on English soil in his return from exile

The Stuart Restoration begins. 1660 (MDCLX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1660th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 660th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 17th century, and the 1st year of the 1660s decade. As of the start of 1660, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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