What Happened In May 1667 In History

Historical Events for May, 1667

• 24th » The French Royal Army (1652–1830) French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing Kingdom of France France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance (1668) Triple Alliance.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1667

• 26th » Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist (d. 1754)

Famous Deaths for May 1667

• 2nd » George Wither, English poet (b. 1588)
• 7th » Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer (b. 1616)
• 14th » Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1601)
• 16th » Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)
• 22nd » Pope Alexander VII (b. 1599)
• 25th » Gustaf Bonde, Swedish politician, 5th Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (b. 1620)

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