Explore 197 historical events from 1650–1659.
Cort Sivertsen Adeler, known in Denmark as Coort Sifvertsen Adelaer, in the Netherlands as Koert Sievertsen Adelaer and in Italy as Curzio Suffrido Adelborst, was the name of honou…
A Venetian fleet under Admiral Cort Adeler breaks through a line of galleys and defeats the Turkish navy
Jacob Barsimson was one of the earliest Jewish settlers at New Amsterdam and the earliest identified Jewish settler within the present limits of the state of New York. He was an As…
Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with th…
The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.
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)
Satohito , posthumously honored as Emperor Reigen was the 112th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Reigen's reign spanned the years from 1663 thro…
Emperor Reigen of Japan (died 1732)
Pedro Calungsod, also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino-Visayan migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish Jesuit mi…
Pedro Calungsod, Filipino catechist and sacristan; later canonized (died 1672)
Agostino Steffani was an Italian bishop, polymath, diplomat and composer.
Agostino Steffani, Italian composer and diplomat (died 1728)
Johann Bernhard Staudt was an Austrian Jesuit composer.
Johann Bernhard Staudt, Austrian composer (died 1712)
Alessandro Algardi was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome. In the latter decades of his life, he was, along with Francesco Borromini and Pietro da C…
Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor (born 1598)
Johannes Valentinus Andreae, also known as Johannes Valentinus Andreä or Johann Valentin Andreae, was a German theologian and writer.
Johannes Valentinus Andreae, German theologian (born 1586)
Ferdinand IV was made and crowned King of Bohemia in 1646, King of Hungary and Croatia in 1647, and King of the Romans on 31 May 1653. He also served as Duke of Cieszyn.
Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (born 1633)
Rabbi Gershon Shaul Yom-Tov Lipmann ben Nathan ha-Levi Heller, was a Bohemian rabbi and Talmudist, best known for writing a commentary on the Mishnah called the Tosefet Yom-Tov (16…
Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (born 1579)
Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna was a Swedish statesman and Count of Södermöre. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden fro…
Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (born 1583)
Ole Worm, who often went by the Latinized form of his name Olaus Wormius, was a Danish physician, natural historian and antiquary. He was a professor at the University of Copenhage…
Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (born 1588)
Carel Pieterszoon Fabritius was a Dutch painter. He was a pupil of Rembrandt and worked in his studio in Amsterdam. Fabritius, who was a member of the Delft School, developed his o…
Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter (born 1622)
Emperor Go-Kōmyō , personal name Tsuguhito , was the 110th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Go-Kōmyō of Japan (born 1633)
Cromwell's Act of Grace, or more formally the Act of Pardon and Grace to the People of Scotland, was an Act of the Parliament of England that declared that the people of Scotland w…
Cromwell's Act of Grace, which pardoned the people of Scotland for any crimes committed during the Wars of the Three Kin
Oliver Cromwell was an English statesman, farmer and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the …
Oliver Cromwell dissolves England's Rump Parliament
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince of Martigues, Marquis then (1st) Duke of Villars, Viscount of Melun was a French military commander and an illustrious general of Louis XIV. …
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1734)
Eleonore Maria Josefa of Austria was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania by marriage to King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, and subsequently Duchess of Lorraine by her sec…
Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland (died 1697)
The First Anglo-Dutch War, or First Dutch War, was a naval conflict between the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. Largely caused by disputes over trade, it began with…
First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day
Georg Muffat was a Baroque composer and organist. He is best known for the remarkably articulate and informative performance directions printed along with his collections of string…
Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (died 1704)
Princess Maria Amalia of Courland was a Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel by her marriage to Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. She was a daughter of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland a…
Maria Amalia of Courland, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (died 1711)
James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, styled Hon. James Bertie until 1657 and known as the 5th Baron Norreys from 1657 until 1682, was an English nobleman.
James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, English nobleman (died 1699)