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March 7, 1667Born on Tuesday March 8, 1667
- Judeth MOCKETT, Saint Peters (Thanet), Kent, England
- Anna Louisdr. Chevalier, Leiden, Nederland
- Lijsbeth Claes Oudshoorn, Oudshoorn, Nederland
- Corsgen Meijs, Geleen, LI, Netherlands
- François Viard, Cuzion, 36062, France
- Bernard Somers, Schriek, 2223, Mechelen
- Daniël Heijkoop, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- JOANNA PALMEN, Nuth († 1706)
- Catharina Maria BREPOELS, Holt, 3740, Bilzen, Limburg, België († 1753)
- Joseph Potter, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1742)
Died on Tuesday March 8, 1667
- Anna Offergelt (67), Nuth
- Jochem Matthieß (67), Müggenhahl, Westpreußen
- Johan Nicolaas Graaf van Gurland Vrijheer van Engelstei (47), Wenen
- ANNA OFFERGELTS (67), Nuth
- Anna Offergelts (67), Nuth,Limburg,NL
- Anna Offergelt (67), Nuth,, Limburg, Nederland
- James Platts Gawroger (57)
- Anna Offergelts Heurkens (67), Nuth, LB, NL
- Jan Lammertsz. Bijkerk, Hoorn
- Maria Peertsman (72), Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 8, 1667 at Delpher
Born on March 8
- 1550 » William Drury, English politician († 1590)
- 1566 » Carlo Gesualdo, Italian lute player and composer († 1613)
- 1658 » Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor, British Baron († 1730)
- 1712 » John Fothergill, English physician and botanist († 1780)
- 1714 » Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer († 1788)
- 1726 » Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy († 1799)
- 1746 » André Michaux, French botanist and explorer († 1802)
- 1748 » William V, Prince of Orange († 1806)
- 1761 » Jan Potocki, Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author († 1815)
- 1799 » Simon Cameron, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Secretary of War († 1889)
Died on March 8
- 1550 » John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (b. 1495)
- 1619 » Veit Bach, German baker and miller (b. 1550)
- 1641 » Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (b. 1587)
- 1702 » William III of England (b. 1650)
- 1717 » Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (b. 1678)
- 1723 » Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St. Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
- 1731 » Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1688)
- 1771 » Louis August le Clerc, French-Danish sculptor and academic (b. 1688)
- 1819 » Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1739)
- 1844 » Charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763)
Names that were popular for boys in 1667
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Johannes
- John
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Thomas
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- William
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1667
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Grietje
- Sarah
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1667
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- April 27 » Blind and impoverished, John Milton sells Paradise Lost to a printer for £10, so that it could be entered into the Stationers' Register.
- May 24 » The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance.
- June 9 » Second Anglo-Dutch War: The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
- June 14 » The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War ends. It had lasted for five days and resulted in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
- June 15 » The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
- November 25 » A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.