1653

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1600s 1610s 1620s 1860s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s

Years: 1648 1649 1650 1651 1652 - 1653 - 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658

• February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated.
• December 16 - Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.

• End of the first period of republican government called the Commonwealth of England. The Rump Parliament was disbanded by Oliver Cromwell. See also the Long Parliament and Southhamptonshire[?].
• Marcello Malpighi becomes a doctor of medicine.
• Stephen Bachiler returns to England.

Births

• January 13 - Philipp Jakob Spener, theologian (+ 1705)
• February 17 - Arcangelo Corelli, composer (+ 1713)
• April 2 - Prince George of Denmark[?], consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain

Deaths