The 1660s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1669 BC to December 31, 1660 BC.
Events and trends
* 1662 BC—May 22—
Lunar
Lunar most commonly means "of or relating to the Moon".
Lunar may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Lunar'' (series), a series of video games
* "Lunar" (song), by David Guetta
* "Lunar", a song by Priestess from the 2009 album ''Prior t ...
Saros 33 begins.
Significant people
*
1661 BC:
Iptar-Sin
Iptar-Sin or IB.TAR.SînmIB.TAR-d30. (reading uncertain), was the 51st Assyrian king according to the ''Assyrian King List''.''Ḫorsābād King List'' ii 18. He reigned for 12 years some time during the 17th century BC.
Biography
The ''Assyrian ...
became the
King of Assyria.
* 1664 BC: Death of
Arpachshad
Arpachshad ( he, אַרְפַּכְשַׁד – ''ʾArpaḵšaḏ'', in pausa – ''ʾArpaḵšāḏ''; gr, Ἀρφαξάδ – ''Arphaxád''), alternatively spelled Arphaxad or Arphacsad, is one of the postdiluvian men in the ShemTera ...
, son of
Shem, son of Noah, according to the
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar ( he, הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי, translit=HaLuah HaIvri), also called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance, and as an official calendar of the state of Israel. ...
.
* 1664 BC: Gravitational interactions with
Saturn result in the centaur
Chiron
In Greek mythology, Chiron ( ; also Cheiron or Kheiron; ) was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was called the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs".
Biography
Chiron was notable throughout Greek mythology ...
being forced into a different orbit.
References
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