1662

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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Sunday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1663
Follows: 1661

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category for deaths in this time period: Category:1662 deaths
Commons category: 1662
topic's main category: Category:1662
point in time: 1662-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1662
category for births in this time period: Category:1662 births

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February 1: The Dutch East India Company surrenders control of Taiwan and Fort Zeelandia to invaders from Mainland China.

Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita is published by Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit. 1662 (MDCLXII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1662nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 662nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 17th century, and the 3rd year of the 1660s decade. As of the start of 1662, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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