1667 (MDCLXVII)
1667 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. It marked the 1667th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, and the 667th year of the 2nd millennium. Furthermore, it was the 67th year of the 17th century, and the 8th year of the 1660s decade. As of January 1, 1667, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
January–March
January 11 – Aurangzeb, monarch of the Mughal Empire, orders the removal of Rao Karan Singh as Maharaja of the Bikaner State due to Karan’s dereliction of duty in battle.
January 19 – The town of Anzonico in Switzerland is destroyed by an avalanche.
January 27 – The Opernhaus am Taschenberg, a theater in Dresden, opens its doors with its first production, Pietro Ziani’s opera Il teseo.
February 5 – During the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the English Royal Navy warship HMS Saint Patrick is captured during a battle off the coast of England. Captain Robert Saunders and 8 crew members are killed.
February 6 – The Treaty of Andrusovo is signed during the Russo-Polish War, with Poland ceding eastern Ukraine, including Kyiv and Smolensk, to Russia.
February 8 – The first part of the Rebuilding of London Act 1666 goes into effect, establishing the Fire Court to handle disputes after the Great Fire of London.
February 22 – The Lejonkulan (“lion’s den”) opens in Stockholm, Sweden, marking the first permanent theater in Scandinavia.
February 25 – A Dutch Navy force under Admiral Abraham Crijnssen arrives at Fort Willoughby in Surinam, leading to its eventual surrender.
February 27 – Joasaphus II is elected as the new Patriarch of Moscow after the deposition of Patriarch Nikon.
March 27 – Explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle is released from the Society of Jesus in Canada.
In March, Louis XIV of France abolishes the livre parisis and establishes the first chief of police of Paris.
April–June
April 6 – The Dubrovnik earthquake in the Republic of Ragusa kills as many as 5,000 people, devastating the city.
April 27 – John Milton seals a contract for the publication of Paradise Lost for an initial payment of £5.
May 1 – A Dutch flotilla under Admiral van Ghent enters the Firth of Forth.
May 8 – Prince Prithviraj Singh dies, allegedly due to a poisoned ceremonial robe given by Aurangzeb.
May 22 – Pope Alexander VII dies, leading to a papal election on June 2.
May 24 – The War of Devolution begins between France and Spain over the dowry for the marriage of King Louis XIV.
June 15 – The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
June 19–24 – The raid on the Medway occurs when the Dutch fleet under Admiral Michiel de Ruyter attacks England.
June 20 – Giulio Rospigliosi is elected as Pope Clement IX.
June 26 – Louis XIV conquers Tournai.
June 27 – George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, turns himself in after a warrant for his arrest.
July–September
July 31 – The Treaty of Breda ends the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
August 5 – The province of Holland passes the “Perpetual Edict” to cease acknowledging the authority of the Stadtholder.
August 10 – The Siege of Lille begins during the War of Devolution.
August 15 – The League of the Rhine is dissolved.
August 18 – Paris enacts its first building code to limit the height of construction.
August 24 – The Treaty of Breda goes into effect, ending hostilities.
August 25 – Kangxi Emperor participates in an ascension ceremony in China.
September 6 – The “Dreadful Hurricane of 1667” hits southeast Virginia.
October–December
October 18 – Yohannes I becomes king of Ethiopia.
November 2 – Assam troops led by General Lachit Borphukan capture Guwahati from the Mughal Empire.
November 25 – A devastating earthquake rocks Caucasia, killing 80,000 people.
December 19 – Aurangzeb orders a massive counterattack against the Ahom kingdom.
Date Unknown
- Hostilities between the Marathas and Mughals lessen after Shivaji’s escape.
- The first military campaign of Stenka Razin is conducted in Russia.
- The French army introduces grenadiers.
- Robert Hooke demonstrates the importance of blood alteration in respiration.
- Isaac Newton studies optics, acoustics, and calculus.
Births
- April 29 – John Arbuthnot, English physician and writer (d. 1735)
- May 26 – Abraham de Moivre, French mathematician (d. 1754)
- June 18 – Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal (d. 1750)
- July 2 – Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (d. 1740)
- July 27 – Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1748)
- August 11 – Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)
- September 5 – Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Italian mathematician (d. 1733)
- September 28 – Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (d. 1701)
- November 2 – James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737)
- November 5 – Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (d. 1719)
- November 30 – Jonathan Swift, Irish writer (d. 1745)
- December 9 – William Whiston, English mathematician (d. 1752)
- December 25 – Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess (d. 1743)
- Date unknown
- Yaoya Oshichi, Japanese girl burned at the stake (d. 1683)
- Anna Colbjørnsdatter, Norwegian heroine (d. 1736)
- Beinta Broberg, Faroese vicar’s wife (d. 1752)
- Susanna Verbruggen, English actress (d. 1703)
- probable –
- Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (d. 1740)
- Susanna Centlivre, English actress (d. 1723)
Deaths
- January 28 – Maria Klara of Dietrichstein, German noblewoman (b. 1626)
- February 16 – Vincenzo Maculani, Italian cardinal (b. 1578)
- April 2 – Reinhold Curicke, jurist and historian (b. 1610)
- April 10 – Jan Marek Marci, physician and scientist (b. 1595)
- April 13 – Bassam Al-Soukaria, Lebanese army commander (b. 1580)
- April 21 – Roger Hill, English politician (b. 1605)
- April 24 – Matthew Wren, influential clergyman (b. 1585)
- April 25 – Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint (b. 1626)
- May 2 – George Wither, English writer (b. 1588)
- May 7 – Johann Jakob Froberger, composer (b. 1616)
- May 10 – Marie Louise Gonzaga, Polish queen (b. 1611)
- May 14 – Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, Archbishop of Mexico (b. 1592)
- May 14 – Georges de Scudéry, French novelist (b. 1601)
- May 14 – Johannes Heinrich Ursinus, German scholar (b. 1608)
- May 16 – Samuel Bochart, biblical scholar (b. 1599)
- May 16 – Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (b. 1607)
- May 22 – Pope Alexander VII (b. 1599)
- May 25 – Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (b. 1620)
- May 26 – Albrecht von Kalckstein, German noble (b. 1592)
- May 28 – Jacques de Bela, French writer (b. 1586)
- June 5 – Johann Heinrich Hottinger, philologist (b. 1620)
- June 5 – Francesco Sforza Pallavicino, cardinal (b. 1607)
- June 5 – Grégoire de Saint-Vincent, Jesuit mathematician (b. 1584)
- June 18 – Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau (b. 1627)
- June 19 – Anthony Günther, Count of Oldenburg (b. 1583)
- June 20 – James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1663)
- July 4 – Christiaen van Couwenbergh, Dutch painter (b. 1604)
- July 4 – John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1621)
- July 7 – Nicolas Sanson, French cartographer (b. 1600)
- July 11 – Stefano Durazzo, Italian cardinal (b. 1594)
- July 13 – Barthélemy Vimont, missionary (b. 1594)
- July 28 – Abraham Cowley, poet (b. 1618)
- August 3 – Francesco Borromini, sculptor (b. 1599)
- August 8 – Frances Hyde, Countess of Clarendon (b. 1617)
- August 13 – Jeremy Taylor, clergyman (b. 1613)
- August 13 – Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg (b. 1604)
- August 28 – Jai Singh I, Maharaja of Jaipur (b. 1611)
- September 3 – Alonzo Cano, painter (b. 1601)
- September 10 – Erasmus Earle, barrister and politician (b. 1590)
- September 20 – Niels Trolle, Governor General of Norway (b. 1599)
- September 24 – Michael Franck, composer and poet (b. 1609)
- September 28 – Thomas Hall, politician (b. 1619)
- September 29 – Herbert Morley, politician (b. 1616)
- October 11 – Mattias de’ Medici, Italian noble (b. 1613)
- October 18 – Emperor Fasilides of Ethiopia (b. 1603)
- October 24 – Godefroy Wendelin, astronomer (b. 1580)
- October 22 – Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1620)
- October 25 – Ernst Adalbert of Harrach, cardinal (b. 1598)
- November 12 – Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (b. 1598)
- November 19 – Robert Wallop, politician (b. 1601)
- November 28 – Jean de Thévenot, traveler and scientist (b. 1633)
- December 31 – Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski, Polish noble (b. 1616)