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What Happened In History Year 1654

Historical Events for the Year 1654

  • 9th February » The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60) named Anglo-Spanish War.
  • 6th June » Christina of Sweden or Queen Christina abdicates the Swedish throne and is succeeded by her cousin Charles X Gustav of Sweden known as Charles X Gustav.
  • 7th June » Louis XIV of France e.g Louis XIV is crowned King of Kingdom of France e.g France.
  • 22nd August » Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Judaism called Jewish Immigration or immigrant to America.
  • 12th October » The Delft Explosion Delft Explosion e.g Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.

Famous Birthdays in 1654

  • 10th January » Joshua Barnes, English scholar (d. 1712)
  • 22nd January » Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (d. 1729)
  • 3rd February » Pietro Antonio Fiocco, Italian composer (d. 1714)
  • 16th March » Andreas Acoluthus, German scholar (d. 1704)
  • 4th May » Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)
  • 9th July » Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)
  • 25th July » Agostino Steffani, Italian diplomat and composer (d. 1728)
  • 23rd October » Johann Bernhard Staudt, Austrian composer (d. 1712)

Famous Deaths in History for 1654

  • 10th January » Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)
  • 17th January » Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (b. 1625)
  • 18th February » Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French author (b. 1594)
  • 9th April » Matei Basarab, Romanian prince (b. 1588)
  • 10th June » Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor (b. 1598)
  • 9th July » Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (b. 1633)
  • 19th August » Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579)
  • 28th August » Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (b. 1583)
  • 31st August » Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)
  • 30th October » Emperor Go-Kōmyō of Japan (b. 1633)
  • 30th November » John Selden, English jurist and scholar (b. 1584)
  • 5th December » Jean François Sarrazin, French author (b. 1611)

Historical events for the year 1654 by month