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{{Year in England|1669}}Events from the year 1669 in England. Incumbents- Monarch – Charles II
- Parliament – Cavalier
Events- 31 May – citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last entry in his diary
- 29 October – Isaac Newton appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.[1]
- 26 November – navigator John Narborough sets sail from Deptford to conduct a voyage of exploration in the South Seas.[2]
Undated- Robert Boyle discovers the chemical element now known as phosphorus.[2]
- Christopher Wren appointed Surveyor of the King's Works.
- Count Cosimo, grand duke of Tuscany, visits the Tower of London and gives the Yeomen Warders the nickname "Beefeaters".[2]
Publications- The cookbook The Closet of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. Opened.
Births- probable – Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, statesman (died 1738)
Deaths- 10 March – John Denham, poet (born 1615)
- 10 September – Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I (born 1609)
- 24 October – William Prynne, Puritan leader (born 1600)
- 16 December – Nathaniel Fiennes, politician (born c. 1608)
References1. ^{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=190–191|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite book|chapter=1669|title=The People's Chronology|editor=Everett, Jason M.|publisher=Thomson Gale|year=2006}}
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