Timeline August 1667

Events in August 1667 3

• 1599 – 1667 Francesco Borromini (1599-1667) Died 3 August 1667, aged 67 Borromini was one of the leading architects of Roman Baroque, known for geometrically inventive buildings such as San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza. A bitter professional rival of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, he struggled with depression in his later years. He died in Rome days after inflicting a fatal wound on himself.
• 1613 – 1667 Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Died 13 August 1667, aged 54 Taylor was an English clergyman and writer known for devotional works such as Holy Living and Holy Dying. He served as Bishop of Down and Connor in Ireland after the Restoration of Charles II. He died in Lisburn, County Antrim.
• 1667 Paradise Lost Published John Milton's epic poem on the Fall of Man appears in print John Milton published Paradise Lost, a blank-verse epic in ten books retelling the biblical story of the temptation of Adam and Eve and the fall of Satan. Milton, who had gone blind, dictated the poem to assistants over several years. It became one of the most influential works in the English language.