Notable Historical Events - 1653
1653 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 2 |
New Amsterdam becomes a city (later renamed New York) |
Feb 3 |
Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile |
Feb 7 |
Nicolas Fouquet appointed superintendant of Finance of France |
Feb 20 |
Defeat of Dutch fleet under Adm Van Tromp by Adm Blake off Portsmouth |
Feb 28 |
-Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch |
Mar 14 |
Johan van Galen beats English fleet at Livorno |
Apr 20 |
Cromwell routes English parliament to house |
May 24 |
German Parliament selects Ferdinand II king of Austria |
Jun 12 |
- 13] First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of the Gabbard/ Battle at North Foreland, English fleet beats the Dutch |
Jul 4 |
British Barebones Parliament goes into session |
Jul 30 |
Johan de Witt sworn in as pension advisor of Holland |
Jul 31 |
Fronde-leaders surrender in Bordeaux |
Aug 10 |
The Battle of Scheveningen, English fleet beats Dutch |
Aug 15 |
-16] Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea |
Oct 1 |
Russian parliament accepts annexation of Ukraine |
Dec 1 |
An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes |
Dec 12 |
English Barebones Parliament ends |
Dec 16 |
Parliamentarian General Oliver Cromwell appointed as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland |
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