1667

Years: 1664 1665 1666 - 1667 - 1668 1669 1670
Decades: 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s
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


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