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1651

Historical Events in 1651

Coronation of Charles II

Jan 1 Charles II Stuart crowned King of Scotland at Scone Abbey

King of England Charles II

Feb 6 -7] Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris
Feb 13 Flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs to Congo
Mar 5 South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm
Mar 31 Great earthquake at Cuzco, Peru

Fiumi Fountain

Jun 12 The newly completed Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is unveiled in Rome

Baroque Sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Jun 28 Battle of Beresteczko between Poles and Ukrainians starts.
Jun 30 The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising - the Battle of Beresteczko ends with a Polish victory
Jul 24 Anthony Johnson, a free African American, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia

Battle of Worcester

Sep 3 Battle of Worcester: Oliver Cromwell's New Model army destroys English royalist force of mainly Scots in last battle of English Civil War

English Military and Political Leader Oliver Cromwell

Sep 4 King Charles II of England, on the run from Parliamentarians at White Ladies Priory, disguises himself as a countryman rubbing his hands and face with soot [1]
Sep 6 King Charles II of England spends a day hiding in an oak tree during his escape after losing the Battle of Worcester
Oct 9 English parliament passes Navigation Act
Oct 15 Future King of England Charles II flees England and pursuing Parliamentary forces, sailing from Shoreham, West Sussex to France
Oct 27 English troops occupy Limerick, Ireland

Louis XIV Comes of Age

Nov 7 King Louis XIV of France (13) declared of full age

The Sun King of France Louis XIV

Dec 24 Jan van Riebeeck departs for Cape of Good Hope to found 1st permanent European settlement
Dec 25 Massachusetts General Court ordered a five shilling fine for "observing any such day as Christmas"

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