The plaque of Café Procope on Rue de l’Ancienne Comédie in Paris In the year 1686, New York City and Albany are granted city charters by the colonial governor (Jul 22), the Swedish Church Law 1686 confirms Sweden as a Lutheran state, whereby even the Romani people are to be incorporated to the Lutheran Church and all children need to learn to read the scriptures (which more or less eradicates illiteracy in Sweden), Café Procope, the oldest coffeehouse in Paris, frequented by Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte, is opened - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading