1667 in England

Events from the year 1667 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Monarch - Charles II of England

Events

* 27 April - The blind, impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of "Paradise Lost" for £10.
* 12 June-17 June - In the Raid on the Medway, a Dutch fleet under admiral Michiel de Ruyter burns Sheerness, sails up the River Medway, raids Chatham dockyards and escapes with the royal barge "The Royal Charles".
* 20 June - Dutch troops attack Royal Navy ships in London and Chatham and burn them.
* 31 July - Second Anglo-Dutch War ends: The Treaty of Breda ends the war.cite book|title=The Pocket Date Book|publisher=Chapman and Hall|author=William L. R. Cates|year=1863]

Undated

* Robert Hooke demonstrates that the alteration of the blood in the lungs is essential for respiration.

Publications

* John Dryden's poem "Annus Mirabilis".cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 190-191|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost".

Births

* 29 April - John Arbuthnot, physician and writer (died 1735)
* 9 December - William Whiston, mathematician (died 1752)

Deaths

* 2 May - George Wither, writer (born 1588)
* 16 May - Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, statesman (born 1607)
* 28 July - Abraham Cowley, poet (born 1618)

References

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