1682 in England

Events from the year 1682 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Monarch - Charles II of England

Events

* 11 March - The Royal Hospital Chelsea for old soldiers is founded in London.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* September - Halley's Comet makes an appearance, and is observed by Edmond Halley himself.
* 19 November - Fire at Wapping makes 1,500 homeless.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 194-196|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 20 November - Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury flees to Holland, after being accused of planning a coup against King Charles II.

Undated

* Bideford witch trial: Two women become the last two to be hanged for witchcraft.

Births

* 16 April - John Hadley, inventor (died 1744)
* 10 July - Roger Cotes, mathematician (died 1716)

Deaths

* 12 February - Thomas Thynne, landownder and politician (born 1647/1648)
* 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)

References

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