Aug 5 French troops occupy Stenay during Franco-Spanish war Aug 22 Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one of the first Jewish colonists Aug 25 Battle of Arras: Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, failed to take Arras and withdrew to Cambrai. Jul 1654 Historical Events by Year Sep 1654 Famous People Who Were Admirals Aviators Gangsters Generals Industrialists Suffragists