Events from the year 1666 in China.
Incumbents Kangxi Emperor (5th year) Regents — Sonin, Ebilun, Suksaha, and Oboi
Viceroys Viceroy of Zhili, Shandong and Henan — Zhu Changzuo Viceroy of Zhejiang — Zhao Tingchen Viceroy of Fujian — Zhu Changzuo Viceroy of Huguang — Zhang Changgeng Viceroy of Shaanxi — Bai Rumei Viceroy of Liangguang — Lu Xingzu Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Bian Sanyuan Viceroy of Sichuan — Li Guoying, Miao Cheng Viceroy of Jiangnan — Lang Tingzuo
Events Zheng Jing's forces attack the Dutch at Keelung but are repulsed Sino-Russian border conflicts
Births July 17, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France — Joseph Henri Marie de Prémare (1666 – 1736), Jesuit missionary, wrote the first important Chinese language grammar in a European languageBrucker, Joseph. "Joseph Henri Marie de Prémare." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 8 Jun. 2013 Online version.
Deaths Jesuit missionary and astronomer Adam Schall von Bell dies in exile in Macau after release from prison. He was accused by Yang Guangxian of rebellion and miscalculating the funeral of Consort Donggo Fan Wencheng, early Han Chinese defector to the Qing dynasty
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