An early version of the satirical play The Rehearsal, by George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, is prepared for production in London, but is cancelled due to an outbreak of bubonic plague.
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January 5 - Journal des sçavans begins publication in France, the first scientific journal.
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