Historical Events Jun 10 In Boston, John Hull opens the 1st mint in America Jun 27 New Amsterdam (now New York City) enacts first speed limit law in North America Events in 1652 Famous Deaths Jun 19 Louis de Geer, Walloon-Swedish entrepreneur, banker and pioneering industrialist, dies at 64 Jun 21 Inigo Jones, English architect (Queen House, Covent Garden), dies at 78 Jun 24 Andries Bicker, Dutch merchant and Amsterdam regent (1627-50), dies at 65 May 1652 History by Year Jul 1652 What Happened in 1652 Cape Colony FoundedApril 6, 1652