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| Years: 1653 1654 1655 - 1656 - 1657 1658 1659 | |
| Decades: 1620s 1630s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
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Events
- Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
- Jews are readmitted to England by Oliver Cromwell.
- The Stockholm Banco, the first bank to issue banknotes, is founded.
- The only Fifty Shilling British coin is minted.
- Adams' Grammar School in Shropshire, England is founded by William Adams.
- April 1: King Jan Kazimierz crowns Our Lady of Częstochowa (the Black Madonna) as Queen and Protector of Poland in the cathedral of Lwów after the miraculous saving of the monastery of Jasna Góra during The Deluge, an event which actually changed the course of the war.
- December - The pendulum clock is invented by Christiaan Huygens.
Ongoing Events
Births
- May 31 - Marin Marais, French composer and viol player (d. 1728)
- October 29 - Edmond Halley, English scientist (d. 1742)
- Patrick Abercromby, Scottish physician and antiquarian
Deaths
- March 21 - James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland (b. 1581)
- April 27 - Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter (b. 1596)
- October 2 - Myles Standish, Mayflower colonist
- November 6 - Jean-Baptiste Morin, French astrologer
- November 6 - King John IV of Portugal (b. 1603)
- Stephen Bachiler, English clergymanaf:1656
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