1653
align="center" colspan=2 |
Years:
1650
1651
1652
-
1653
-
1654
1655
1656
align="center" colspan=2 |
Decades
:
1620s
1630s
1640s
-
1650s
-
1660s
1670s
1680s
align="center" |
Centuries
:
16th century
-
17th century
-
18th century
Events
February 2
-
New Amsterdam
(later renamed
New York City
) is incorporated.
April 20
–
Oliver Cromwell
expels the
Long Parliament
May 24
– Ferdinand IV is elected King of the Romans
June 12
-
First Anglo-Dutch War
:
Battle of the Gabbard
- lasted until
June 13
.
July 4
- The
Barebones Parliament
meets in London till
December 12
August 9
- English naval victory over Dutch fleet off the
Texel
December 16
-
Oliver Cromwell
becomes
Lord Protector
of
England
,
Scotland
and
Ireland
.
End of the first period of republican government called the
Commonwealth of England
. The Rump Parliament was disbanded by
Oliver Cromwell
. See also the
Long Parliament
and
Southamptonshire
.
Marcello Malpighi
becomes a doctor of medicine.
Stephen Bachiler
returns to England.
John Thurloe
becomes the head of intelligence for
Oliver Cromwell
's Protectorate
Taj Mahal
finished
Births
January 13
-
Philipp Jakob Spener
, theologian (†
1705
)
February 17
-
Arcangelo Corelli
, composer (†
1713
)
April 2
-
Prince George of Denmark
, consort of Queen
Anne of Great Britain
June 26
-
Cardinal Andr-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Frjus
, chief minister of France under Louis XV
Roger North
, biographer (†
1734
)
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
, playwright (†
1724
)
Deaths
August 10
-
Maarten Tromp
, Dutch admiral
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