April–June April 3 – Aurangazeb, the Muslim ruler of the Mughal Empire in India, decrees the imposition of the jizya, an annual tax upon non-Muslims under Mughal jurisdiction, primarily Hindus. The tax had been abolished by Aurangazeb's great grandfather, Akbar. April 8 – In the Italian region of Piedmont, a landslide causes the village of Bosia to sink into the ground and then get buried, killing 200 inhabitants. The village is then rebuilt at another site and continues to exist. April 10 – A total eclipse of the Sun takes place over North America, with its peak over the region occupied by the Lakota Sioux people in modern-day South Dakota. May 3 – James Sharp, the Church of Scotland's Archbishop of St Andrews, is assassinated at Magus Muir in Fife, when his coach is ambushed by a group of nine of the Scottish Covenanters. Only two of the assassins, David Hackston and Andrew Guillan, are captured. May 27 – The Parliament of England passes the Habeas Corpus Act, "for the better securing the liberty of the subject" and then adjourns. June 1 – Battle of Drumclog: A group of 200 Scottish Covenanters overwhelm a small Scottish Army unit, that had been pursuing them for the murder of Archbishop Sharp. The Covenanters, led by 19-year-old William Cleland, kill 36 of the Scottish soldiers. June 4 – A 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Armenia strikes near Yerevan, at the time part of the Persian Empire. June 22 – Battle of Bothwell Bridge in Scotland: Royal forces led by James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and John Graham of Claverhouse subdue the Scottish Covenanters.
april–june april 3 – aurangazeb the muslim ruler of the mughal empire in india decrees the imposition of the jizya an annual tax upon non-muslims under mughal jurisdiction primarily hindus the tax had been abolished by aurangazeb's great grandfather akbar april 8 – in the italian region of piedmont a landslide causes the village of bosia to sink into the ground and then get buried killing 200 inhabitants the village is then rebuilt at another site and continues to exist april 10 – a total eclipse of the sun takes place over north america with its peak over the region occupied by the lakota sioux people in modern-day south dakota may 3 – james sharp the church of scotland's archbishop of st andrews is assassinated at magus muir in fife when his coach is ambushed by a group of nine of the scottish covenanters only two of the assassins david hackston and andrew guillan are captured may 27 – the parliament of england passes the habeas corpus act "for the better securing the liberty of the subject" and then adjourns june 1 – battle of drumclog a group of 200 scottish covenanters overwhelm a small scottish army unit that had been pursuing them for the murder of archbishop sharp the covenanters led by 19-year-old william cleland kill 36 of the scottish soldiers june 4 – a 64 magnitude earthquake in armenia strikes near yerevan at the time part of the persian empire june 22 – battle of bothwell bridge in scotland royal forces led by james scott 1st duke of monmouth and john graham of claverhouse subdue the scottish covenanters