Editing 1667 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 31]] &ndash; [[Second Anglo-Dutch War]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Breda (1667)|Treaty of Breda]] ends the war by England against the [[Dutch Republic]], [[France]] and [[Denmark–Norway|Denmark and Norway]]. In the Americas, the Dutch retain control of [[Surinam (Dutch colony)|Surinam]], the English retain [[New Netherland]] and the French [[Acadia]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_medway_1667.html |title=Dutch Raid on the Medway, 19–24 June 1667 |encyclopedia=Military History Encyclopedia on the Web |access-date=2012-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909055834/http://historyofwar.org/articles/battles_medway_1667.html |archive-date=September 9, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Pocket Date Book">{{cite book|title=The Pocket Date Book|url=https://archive.org/details/pocketdatebooko00categoog|location=London|publisher=Chapman and Hall|first=William L. R.|last=Cates|author-link=William Leist Readwin Cates|year=1863}}</ref>
* [[August 5]] &ndash; The [[States of Holland and West Friesland|province of Holland]] in the [[Dutch Republic]] passes the "[[Perpetual Edict (1667)|Perpetual Edict]]" declaring that it will no longer acknowledge the authority of the republic's [[Stadtholder]], and other provinces soon follow suit.
* [[August 10]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Lille (1667)|Siege of Lille]], at this time part of the [[Spanish Netherlands]] (modern-day Belgium) begins and becomes the only major engagement of the "[[War of Devolution]]" between [[France]] and [[Spain]]. The Spanish Army surrenders after 16 days.
* [[August 15]]
**The [[League of the Rhine]] is dissolved by agreement of its members, nine years and one day after its formation as a military alliance between German kingdoms in the western part of the Holy Roman Empire.<ref>"Der Rheinbund und seine Geschichte" ("The Rhine League and its Story"), by W. Bohm, in ''Zeitschrift für Preußische Geschichte und Landeskunde'' ("Journal for Prussian History and Regional Studies"), ed. by Rudolph Foss (Verlag von U. Bath, 1868) p. 250 ("Der Rheinbund war am 15. August 1667 abgelaufen, ohne prolongirt zu sein."- "The Confederation of the Rhine expired on August 15, 1667, without being extended.")</ref>
**[[John Dryden]]'s comedy ''[[Sir Martin Mar-all]], or The Feign'd Innocence'' is given its first performance, presented by the players of the [[Dorset Garden Theatre|King's Theatre]] in [[London]].
* [[August 18]] &ndash; In an effort to prevent narrow streets from being blocked from all light by tall buildings, the city of [[Paris]] enacts its first building code limiting the height of new construction. Buildings may be no taller than eight [[toise]]  – {{convert|15.6|m}} – tall.  In 1783, rules are implemented to consider the width of the street.
* [[August 24]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Breda (1667)|Treaty of Breda]] goes into effect after having been signed on July 31, bringing an end to hostilities between England and its three opponents.
* [[August 25]] &ndash; In China, 14-year-old Xuanye, the [[Kangxi Emperor]], participates in an ascension ceremony to take full power to rule China, bringing an end to the domination of the "Four [[Regent]]s" who had been ruling in his name when he had first inherited the throne at the age of 6.  The move comes shortly after the August 12 death of one of the regents, [[Sonin (regent)|Sonin]], when it becomes clear that the regents were planning to expand their power in advance of Kangxi's coming of age.
* [[September 6]] &ndash; The "Dreadful Hurricane of 1667" ravages southeast Virginia, bringing 12 days of rain, blowing down plantation homes and stripping fields of crops.