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| Years: 1649 1650 1651 - 1652 - 1653 1654 1655 | |
| Decades: 1620s 1630s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
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Events
- April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town.
- May 18 - Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal.
- May 29 - First Anglo-Dutch War opening battle fought off Dover between Lt.-Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp's 42 Dutch ships and 21 English ships divided into two squadrons, one commanded by Robert Blake and the other by Nehemiah Bourne.
Ongoing events
Births
- April 7 - Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)
- April 21 - Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)
Deaths
- June 21 - Inigo Jones, English architect (b. 1573)af:1652
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