Page 2: Historical Events In 1667

Jun 25   Dr Jean-Baptiste Denys, French doctor, performs 1st blood transfusion   

Jul 11   John Fox, Amsterdam writer, buried.   

Jul 21   The Treaties of Breda signed, ended the second Anglo-Dutch war after a Dutch fleet has broken the chain in England's Medway River, reached Chatham, and captured the flagship Royal Charles.   

Jul 27   Jean Bernoulli, mathematician   

Jul 28   Abraham Cowley, English poet (Mistress/Sex libri plantarum), dies   

Jul 31   Peace of Breda: 2nd English war-Suriname vs New-Netherlands ends.   

Aug 01   Paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48   

Aug 05   State of Holland obtain Eternal Edict.   

Aug 27   Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33.   

Aug 27   Earliest recorded hurricane in US (Jamestown Virginia)   

Aug 31   Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60.   

Sep 03   Alonso Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 66.   

Sep 24   Jean-Louis Lully, composer   

Sep 28   Jacobus Golius, mathematician/founder (Leidse observ), dies at 71   

Oct 18   Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls   

Oct 18   English fleet plunders Suriname plantations   

Oct 18   Fasilides, Emperor of Ethiopia   

Oct 24   Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried.   

Oct 26   Aru Palakka's occupies Makassar (Goa)   

Oct 30   Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer, dies at 54   

Nov 07   Jean Racines "Andromaque," premieres in Paris.   

Nov 16   Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer, dies at 34   

Nov 18   Treaty of Bongaja: King Hassan-Udin of Makasar and VOC.   

Nov 25   A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha, in the Caucasus, killing 80000 people   

Nov 30   Jonathan Swift, Engl, satirist (Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal)   

Dec 04   Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer   

Dec 15   Brandenburg declares himself neutral in Devolutie War   

Dec 15   Ludwig Ernst, composer.   

Dec 18   Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer.   

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Jan 05   Antonio lotti: Italian composer (b. 1740)   

Jan 26   Henricus zwaardecroon: Gov-gen of neth-indies   

Feb 17   Georg bronner: Composer   

Apr 29   John arbuthnot: Scottish writer (alexander pope)   

May 26   Abraham de moivre: French mathematician (de moivre's theorem)   

Jun 18   Ivan trubetskoy: Russian field marshal    

Jul 02   Pietro ottoboni: Italian cardinal   

Jul 27   Jean bernoulli: Mathematician   

Jan 05   Antonio lotti: Italian composer (b. 1740)   

Feb 20   David ben samuel halevi: Rabbi/author (shulchan aruch),   

May 02   George wither: English writer (b. 1588)   

May 06   Johann jacob froberger: German singer/organist/composer,   

May 07   Johann jakob froberger: German organist/singer/composer,    

May 09   Marie louise de gonzague-nevers: French queen of poland (1645-48)   

May 16   Thomas wriothesley: 4th earl of southampton, english statesman (b. 1607)   

May 22   Alexander vii: [fabio chigi], italian pope (1655-67),