Events in year of 1651
- 01-01Charles II Stuart crowned King of Scotland
- 02-13Flemish Missionary Joris van Geel departs to Congo
- 03-05South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm
- 03-31Great earthquake at Cuzco Peru
- 07-24Anthony Johnson, a free black, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia
- 08-13Litchfield, CT founded
- 09-03Battle at Worcester-Oliver Cromwell destroys English royalists
- 10-09English parliament proclaims Navigation Act off
- 10-17Future King Charles II flees from England
- 10-27English troops occupy Limerick Ireland
- 11-07King Louis XIV of France (13) declarer of full age
- 12-24John van Riebeeck departs to Cape of Good Hope
- 12-25Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas"
People born in year of 1651
- 03-16Zaccaria Tevo: Composer
- 04-15Domenico Gabrielli: Composer
- 04-30Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: French priest / theorist / Saint
- 07-22Ferdinand Tobias Richter: Composer
- 08-06Francois Fenelon: France -- Writer (Playing for Time)
- 08-06Johann Michael Zacher: Composer
People died in year of 1651
- 01-08Giovanni Battista Gagliano: Composer, dies at 56
- 01-13Abraham C Bloemaert: Painter / cartoonist / engraver, dies at 86
- 06-16Marsilio Casentini: Composer, dies at 74
- 08-27Jacob A Backer: Painter, dies at about 43
- 09-27Maximilian I: Duke / ruler of Bayern (Codex Maximilianus), dies at 78
- 10-06Heinrich Albert: German Composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47
- 10-08Isaac Elsevier: Book publisher, dies at 55
- 10-10Philippus Rovenius [Rouveen]: Apostole, dies at 77
- 10-22Jacob Praetorius: Composer, dies at 65
- 10-27Jan III van Foreest: Dutch lawyer / Poet / Mayor of Hoorn
- 11-26Henry Ireton: English General / parliament leader (Marston Moor), dies at 40
- 12-01Cristobal de Isla Diego: Composer, dies at 65
- 12-06Anna Roemers Visscher: Dutch poetess, dies at 68
- 12-17Wolfgang Schonsleder: Composer, dies at 81
- 12-18Francisco the Melo: Portuguese / Spanish Earl of Assumar, dies at 54
Events in year of 1652
- 04-06Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in South Africa, established
- 04-06John of Riebeeck lands / establishes VOC-post in Cape Town
- 04-07Dutch establish settlement at Cape Town, South Africa
- 05-02Frederik Hendriks daughter Albertine Agnes marries Willem Frederik
- 05-04Battle at Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels
- 05-10John Johnson, a free black, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Virginia
- 05-13Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki
- 05-18Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal
- 05-19Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen
- 05-29English Admiral Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under Lieutenant Admiral Tromp
- 06-10In Boston, John Hull opens the 1st mint in America
- 06-27New Amsterdam (now NYC) passes 1st speed limit law in US
- 07-10England declares war on Netherlands
- 07-25Nikita Minin becomes patriarch of Russian-orthodox church
- 08-26Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs. De Ruyter
- 09-07Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English
- 09-16Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk
- 09-28English-Dutch sea battle at Kentish Knock
- 10-21King Louis XIV returns to Paris
- 12-10Sea battle at Dungeness: Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet
People born in year of 1652
- 01-01Johann Krieger: Composer
- 01-07Pavao Vitezovic: Croatia -- Writer / historian
- 03-03Thomas Otway: England, United Kingdom -- Playwright / poet (Venice Preserved)
- 04-16Clement XII [Lorenzo Corsini]: Italy -- Pope (1730-40)
- 05-14Johann Philipp Fortsch: Composer
- 05-27Elisabeth C "Liselotte" van de Palts: German / French Duchess of Orleans
- 06-08William Dampier: English explorer / pirate
- 07-02Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx: Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans)
- 08-10Peterus I Scheemaeckers: Flemish sculptor (tomb stones)
- 10-13Johann Heinrich Kittel: Composer
- 10-19Louis Le Quointe: Composer
- 11-20Romanus Weichlein: Composer
- 12-16Giovanni Maria Casini: Composer
People died in year of 1652
- 02-17Gregorio Allegri: Italian singer / Composer (Miserere), dies at about 67
- 03-21Vredius [Olivier de Wree]: Flem Historian / mayor (Brugge), dies at 55
- 04-21Pietro Della Valle: Composer, dies at 66
- 05-27Jacques Huyn: Composer, dies at 39
- 06-19Louis de Geer: Netherlands / Swedish industrialist / millionaire, dies at 64
- 06-24Andries Bicker: Merchant / Amsterdam regent, dies at 65
- 07-24Johann Weichmann: Composer, dies at 32
- 07-30John Cloppenburg: Vicar / theologist, dies at 68
- 08-09John Both: Landscape Painter / etcher, dies at about 37
- 08-18Benjamin G Cuyp: Historical painter, dies at about 40
- 09-16Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck: Dutch composer, dies at 61
- 09-17Bonaventura Elsevier: Book publisher / merchant, dies at about 69
- 09-28John Asselijn: Landscape Painter / etcher, dies at about 42
- 10-13Abraham Verhoeven: Flemish printer / newspaper publisher
- 10-27Henry: Count of Nassau-Siegen, Colonel / gov of Hulst
- 12-08Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel: Flemish missionary, murdered at 35
- 12-23John Cotton: Mass Bay Puritan preacher, dies at 68
- 12-31Frances Cecil: 2nd Wife of English Earl of Shaftesbury
Events in year of 1653
- 02-02New Amsterdam becomes a city (later NYC)
- 02-03Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile
- 02-07Nicolas Fouquet appointed superintendant of Finance of France
- 02-20Defeat of Dutch fleet under Admiral Van Tromp by Admiral Blake off Portsmouth
- 03-14Johan van Galen beats English fleet at Livorno
- 04-20Cromwell routes English parliament to house
- 05-24German Parliament selects Ferdinand II King of Austria
- 07-04British Barebones Parliament goes into session
- 07-30Johan de Witt sworn in as pension advisor of Holland
- 07-31Fronde-leaders surrender in Bordeaux
- 08-10Sea battle at Heijde, English fleet beats Dutch
- 10-01Russian parliament accepts annexation of Ukraine
- 12-01An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes
- 12-12Barebone-parliament ends
- 12-16Oliver Cromwell sworn in as English Lord Protector
People born in year of 1653
- 01-07Bernhard Albinus: Germany -- Court-physician (Frederick of Prussia)
- 02-17Arcangelo Corelli: Fusignano, Italy -- Violinist / comp (Concerto Grossi)
- 03-25Joseph Sauveur: French physicist / mathematician
- 06-01Georg Muffat: Composer
- 08-08Jacques Basnage: French / Netherlands historian / vicar
- 09-01Johann Pachelbel: Composer
- 09-20Benedict Schultheiss: Composer
- 11-16Joan van Hoorn: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1707-09)
- 11-26Andreas Anton Schmelzer: Composer
- 12-24Georg Motz: Composer
People died in year of 1653
- 02-16Johannes Schultz: Composer, dies at 70
- 02-19Luigi Rossi: Composer
- 02-21Adriaen Pauw: Master of Heemstede / Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71
- 05-10John Bicker: Ship builder / Merchant / regent, dies at 61
- 08-10Maarten Harpertsz Tromp [Bestevaer]: Lieutenant Admiral, dies in battle at 55
- 08-29Gillesz de Hondecoeter: Painter / Hostage rights, buried at about 49
- 09-03Claudius Salmasius [Claude Saumaise]: French linguistic, dies at 65
- 10-03Mark Zuesius Boxhorn: Historian, dies at 41
- 11-26Maximilian Teellinck: Vicar, dies at about 51