1667
| Years: 1664 1665 1666 - 1667 - 1668 1669 1670 | |
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| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1667 in literature 1667 in science | |
Events
- January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power
- April 27 - The blind, impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.
- June 12 - Dutch fleet under admiral de Ryuter burns Sheerness, sails up to river Medway, raids Chatham dockyards and escapes with the royal barge The Royal Charles.
- June 15 - The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. He transfuses the blood of a sheep to a 15-year old boy. (Though this operation is a success, a later patient dies from the procedure and Denys is accused of murder).
- June 17 - Much of the English fleet destroyed at the Raid on the Medway during the Second Anglo-Dutch War
- June 20 – Dutch troops attack Royal Navy ships in London and Chatham and burn them
- July 31 - Second Anglo-Dutch War ends: The Treaty of Breda ends the war. The treaty also recognizes Acadia as a French possession.
- October 18 - Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by Mathias Nicolls, Governor of New Netherlands
- Suleiman I becomes Shah of Persia
- The Mogul Emperor Aurangzeb buys off the bandit Shivaji by making him a Rajah and allowing to collect taxes
- Robert Hooke demonstrates that the alteration of the blood in the lungs is essential for respiration
- The War of Devolution begins, France invades Flanders and Franche-Comté.
- Louis XIV of France abolishes the Livre Parisis (Paris Pound) in favor of the much more widely used Livre Tournois (Tours Pound). He also designates Gabriel-Nicolas de la Reynie as first chief of "police" of Paris
- French army uses grenadiers
Births
- May 26 - Abraham de Moivre, mathematician
- November 5 - Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German landscape painter
- November 2 - James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland
- November 30 - Jonathan Swift
- Antonio Lotti, composer
Deaths
- May 22 - Pope Alexander VII
- August 3 - Francesco Borromini
- Shah Abbas II of Persia
Heads of states
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