Deaths on October 27

Vavasor Powell

Died on October 27, 1670

Vavasor Powell, Welsh minister (b. 1617)

Vavasor (or Vavasour) Powell (1617 – 27 October 1670) was a Welsh Nonconformist Puritan preacher, evangelist, church leader and writer, who was imprisoned for his role in a plot to depose King Charles II.

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2 May

Hudson's Bay Company
King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
1 Jun

Secret Treaty of Dover
In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War.