What happened in 1647?
41 recorded events in 1647, including 16 in people, 10 in architecture & engineering and 5 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Battle of Triebl
Battle of the thirty years' war, 1647
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Battle of Dungan's Hill
1647 battle
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Battle of Knocknanuss
1647 battle
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Capture of Oujda
1647 battle in Algeria
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Siege of Lens
1647 siege
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Politics & Government 1
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Truce of Ulm
Peace treaty signed in Ulm (14 March 1647) between France, Sweden, and Bavaria
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People 16
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Zhang Xianzhong died
Chinese rebel leader (1606-1647)
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Evangelista Torricelli died
Italian physicist and mathematician (1608-1647)
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Bonaventura Cavalieri died
Italian mathematician and astronomer (1598–1647)
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Martin Vries died
Dutch explorer of Japan (1589–1647)
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Willem Usselincx died
Flemish merchant
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Thomas Morton died
Early American colonist from Devon, England
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Christen Sørensen Longomontanus died
Danish astronomer
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Claude Mydorge died
French mathematician
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Vincentio Reinieri died
Italian mathematician and astronomer
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Ezechiel de Decker died
Dutch surveyor and teacher of mathematics (1603–1643)
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Joseph Gaultier de la Vallette died
French astronomer (1564-1647)
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Nathaniel Nye died
British mathematician and astronomer
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Alasdair Mac Colla died
Scottish knight
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Pierre Bayle born
Born in Carla-Bayle. French philosopher and writer (1647–1706).
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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester born
Born in Ditchley. English poet, and peer of the realm (1647-1680).
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Konstantinos Phaulkon born
Born in Assos Castle. Greek adventurer (1647-1688).
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Science & Technology 2
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University of Bamberg
Bavarian university
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Forte de São Lourenço
Fort located in Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Trujillo Cathedral
Cultural heritage site in Peru
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Sanctuary of San Pancrazio
Sanctuary in Pianezza
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Economy & Trade 2
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Posten Bring
Norwegian postal service
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Chivite
Spanish winery
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1647 Santiago earthquake
1647 Santiago earthquake (Disasters & Pandemics).
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Architecture & Engineering 10
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St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg
Lutheran church in Hamburg, Germany
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St. Agatha's Tower
Tower in Mellieha, Malta
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Ulvsunda Castle
A palace in western Stockholm, Sweden
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San Nicola alla Carità, Naples
Church in Naples, Italy
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San Matteo al Cassaro
Church in Palermo, Italy
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Jelsa Church
Church building in Suldal, Rogaland, Norway
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Risør Church
Church in Risør, Norway
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Old Gaupne Church
Cultural heritage church in Gaupne, Luster municipality, Norway
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Precista fortified church in Galați
Heritage site in Galați County, Romania
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Sjernarøy Church
Church building in Finnøy, Rogaland, Norway
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Empires & Countries 2
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Neapolitan Republic founded
Neapolitan Republic was founded, with its capital at Naples.
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Xi dynasty dissolved
Xi dynasty ceased to exist, having been centered at Chengdu.
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