Explore 197 historical events from 1650–1659.
David Gregory FRS was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He was professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, and later Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the Univ…
David Gregory, Scottish-English mathematician and astronomer (died 1708)
John William, Elector Palatine of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Neuburg (1690–1716), Duke of Jülich and Berg (1679–1716), and Duke of Upper Pala…
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German husband of Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (died 1716)
Christina, a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. Her conversion to Catholicism and refusal to marry led her to relinquish her t…
Swedish Queen Christina abdicates her throne in favour of her cousin Charles Gustav and converts to Catholicism
George St Lo was a British naval officer and politician.
George St Lo(e), Royal Navy officer and administrator (died 1718)
Charles Blount was an English deist and philosopher who published several anonymous essays critical of the existing English order.
Charles Blount, English deist and philosopher (died 1693)
Pope Alexander VII, born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death, in May 1667.
Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France
Freedom of religion or religious liberty, also known as freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or p…
Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City)
Battle of Samugarh, also known as Jang-e-Samugarh, was a decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659) between the sons of Mughal E…
Battle of Samugarh: decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659)
Giuseppe Torelli was an Italian violinist, teacher and composer of the middle Baroque era.
Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (died 1709)
The Stuart Restoration was the return in May 1660 of the Stuart monarchy to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, ending the Interregnum and the Commonwealth of England t…
English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and re
David Gregory FRS was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He was professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, and later Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the Univ…
David Gregory, Scottish-English mathematician and astronomer (died 1708)
Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra, known in French as Hyacinthe Rigaud, was a Catalan-French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobil…
Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (died 1743)
Charles Ancillon was a French jurist and diplomat.
Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (died 1715)
Sebastiano Ricci was an Italian Baroque painter of the late Baroque period in Venetian painting. About the same age as Piazzetta, and an elder contemporary of Tiepolo, he represent…
Sebastiano Ricci, Italian painter (died 1734)
The Stuart Restoration was the return in May 1660 of the Stuart monarchy to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, ending the Interregnum and the Commonwealth of England t…
English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and re
The Concert of The Hague, signed on 21 May 1659, was an outline of the common stance of England, France and the Dutch Republic regarding the Second Northern War. The powers agreed …
In the Concert of The Hague, the Dutch Republic, the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of France set out their vie
Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery, sometimes erroneously given as Jack Avery or John Avery, was an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the mid-169…
Henry Every, English pirate (died 1696)
Henry Purcell was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era. He was extremely prolific, having composed more than 100 songs, a tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, and wr…
Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (died 1695)
Georg Ernst Stahl was a German chemist, physician and philosopher. He was a supporter of vitalism, and until the late 18th century his works on phlogiston were accepted as an expla…
Georg Ernst Stahl, German chemist and physician (died 1734)
Morgan Llwyd was a Puritan Fifth Monarchist and Welsh-language poet and prose author.
Morgan Llwyd, Welsh minister and poet (born 1619)
Mary Frith, alias Moll Cutpurse, was a notorious English pickpocket and fence of the London underworld.
Mary Frith, English criminal (born 1584)
Richard Cromwell was an English statesman who served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1658 to 1659. He was the son of Lord Protector Oliv…
Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a seco
The Battle of Konotop or Battle of Sosnivka was fought between a coalition led by the Hetman of Zaporizhian Cossacks Ivan Vyhovsky and cavalry units of the Russian Tsardom under th…
At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy
Major-General John Lambert was an English army officer and politician. Widely regarded as one of the most talented commanders of the era, he fought on the Parliamentarian side thr…
Parliamentarian forces under John Lambert defeat Royalist forces under George Booth in the battle of Winnington…
Jean de Quen was a French Jesuit missionary, priest and historian. As head of Jesuit missions of New France, he founded the mission to Saguenay. In 1647, Jean de Quen was the first…
Jean de Quen, French missionary, priest, and historian (born 1603)
Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was the first European …
Abel Tasman, Dutch merchant and explorer (born 1603)
Battle of Samugarh, also known as Jang-e-Samugarh, was a decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659) between the sons of Mughal E…
Battle of Samugarh: decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659)
Pope Alexander VII, born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death, in May 1667.
Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France
The Franco-Spanish War, May 1635 to November 1659, was fought between France and Spain, each supported by various allies at different points. It consists of two distinct phases, th…
Franco-Spanish War: Turenne and the French army win a decisive victory over the Spanish at the battle of the Dunes
The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portu…
Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War
Abaza Hasan Pasha, also called Kara Hasan Pasha or Celali Hasan Pasha;, was an Ottoman provincial governor and celali rebel of the mid-seventeenth century. He launched two rebellio…
Abaza Hasan Pasha and his allies declare a revolt against grand vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, demanding his execution…
Alamgir I, commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest …
Aurangzeb is proclaimed Mughal emperor of India.
The Northern War of 1655–1660 was fought between the Swedish Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, with participation at different times by Russia, Brandenburg-Prussia, th…
Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.
John William, Elector Palatine of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Neuburg (1690–1716), Duke of Jülich and Berg (1679–1716), and Duke of Upper Pala…
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German husband of Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (died 1716)