1647
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| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1610s 1620s 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s |
| Years: | 1644 1645 1646 - 1647 - 1648 1649 1650 |
| 1647 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1647 (MDCXLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
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[edit] Events of 1647
[edit] January - June
- March 14 - Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
- April 3 - In England, letter from the Agitators of the New Model Army, protesting delay of pay, is read in the House of Commons
- May 29 - The Rhode Island General Assembly drafts a constitution that separates church and state, and permits public referenda and initiatives on legislation.
[edit] July - December
- August 8 - The Battle of Dungans Hill, Irish forces are defeated by British Parliamentary forces.
- August - Peter Stuyvesant appointed Director of New Amsterdam by the Dutch West India Company.
- Johann von Werth tried to take his troops over the Austrian border, but they refused.
[edit] Undated
- England's Puritan rulers banned Christmas.
[edit] Events of the English Civil War
- Castle of Aberystwyth razed to the ground by Parliamentarian troops.
- August: Army marches to London.
- December 28 - Charles promises church reform. This agreement led to the Second English Civil War.
[edit] Ongoing events
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1647 MDCXLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2400 |
| Armenian calendar | 1096 ԹՎ ՌՂԶ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -197 – -196 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2191 |
| Chinese calendar | 4283/4343-11-26 (丙戌年十一月廿六日) — to —
4284/4344-12-6(丁亥年十二月初六日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1639 – 1640 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5407 – 5408 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1702 – 1703 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1569 – 1570 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4748 – 4749 |
| Holocene calendar | 11647 |
| Iranian calendar | 1025 – 1026 |
| Islamic calendar | 1056 – 1057 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōhō 4 (正保4年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2307 (皇紀2307年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11647 |
| Julian calendar | 1692 |
| Korean calendar | 3980 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2190 |
[edit] January - June
- January 7 - Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (died 1677)
- March 12 - Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (died 1727)
- April 1 - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet (died 1680)
- June 20 - John George III, Elector of Saxony (died 1691)
[edit] July - December
- July 2 - Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English privy councillor (died 1730)
- August 12 - Johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (died 1719)
- August 22 - Denis Papin, French inventor (died 1712)
- September 23 - Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (died 1720)
- November 18 - Pierre Bayle, French philosopher (died 1706)
[edit] Date unknown
- Henry Aldrich, English theologian and philosopher (died 1710)
See also Category:1647 births.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January - June
- January 29 - Francis Meres, English writer (born 1565)
- March 14 - Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (born 1584)
- May 21 - Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch poet and historian (born 1581)
- June 12 - Thomas Farnaby, English grammarian (born c.1575)
[edit] July - December
- July 7 - Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (born 1586)
- July 16 - Masaniello, Italian rebel (born 1622)
- August 24 - Nicholas Stone, English sculptor and architect (born 1586)
- October 8 - Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (born 1562)
- October 25 - Evangelista Torricelli, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1608)
[edit] Date unknown
- Charles Butler, English schoolmaster, clergyman, spelling reformer and influential author on diverse subjects including logic, English grammar, theology and natural history (born c.1559)
- Bonaventura Cavalieri, Italian mathematician (born 1598)
See also Category:1647 deaths.
