Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1652. This year saw 19 significant events.
Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South Africa, is established by the Dutch East India Company under Jan van Riebeeck
Daughter of the Prince of Orange, Albertine Agnes marries William Frederick Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Duke of Orleans joins Fronde rebels
Battle of Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels
John Johnson, a free African-Virginian, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Virginia by his father
Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki
Rhode Island ( ROHD) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen
John Hull opens the first mint in America in Boston
Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road.
Prince of Condé starts blood bath in Paris
Fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns)
England declares war on The Netherlands - beginning of the 1st Anglo-Dutch war
Nikon, born Nikita Minin (Никита Минин; 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1605 – 17 August [O.S.
Battle of Plymouth: General-at-Sea George Ayscue of the Commonwealth of England attacks a convoy of the Dutch Republic commanded by Vice-Commodore Michiel de Ruyter; Dutch victory
Spanish troops occupy Dunkirk
Battle of Elba /Monte Cristo: Dutch fleet under Johan van Galen defeats an English fleet
Prince of Condé flees Paris
King Louis XIV returns to Paris
Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South Africa, is established by the Dutch East India Company under Jan van Riebeeck
Daughter of the Prince of Orange, Albertine Agnes marries William Frederick Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Duke of Orleans joins Fronde rebels
Battle of Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels
John Johnson, a free African-Virginian, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Virginia by his father
Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki
Rhode Island ( ROHD) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen
John Hull opens the first mint in America in Boston
Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road.
Prince of Condé starts blood bath in Paris
Fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns)
England declares war on The Netherlands - beginning of the 1st Anglo-Dutch war
Nikon, born Nikita Minin (Никита Минин; 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1605 – 17 August [O.S.
Battle of Plymouth: General-at-Sea George Ayscue of the Commonwealth of England attacks a convoy of the Dutch Republic commanded by Vice-Commodore Michiel de Ruyter; Dutch victory
Spanish troops occupy Dunkirk
Battle of Elba /Monte Cristo: Dutch fleet under Johan van Galen defeats an English fleet
Prince of Condé flees Paris
King Louis XIV returns to Paris