Historical Events In 1654

Aug 22   Jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Louis II Condé disbands ends of Atrecht in the year 1654.   

Aug 28   In the year 1654 axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71   

Sep 08   In the year 1654 peter Claver, Spanish saint (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies   

Sep 15   Cornelis Bicker, merchant/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 61 in the year 1654.   

Sep 16   Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland in the year 1654.   

Sep 25   England & Denmark sign trade agreement on this day in history.   

Sep 29   Vincenz Lubeck, composer in the year 1654.   

Oct 12   Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Oct 12   On this day in history kruittoren van Delft, explodes, 50-100 killed   

Oct 15   Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Overijssel in the year 1654.   

Oct 23   Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies   

Nov 05   On this day in history christian Liebe, composer   

Nov 21   Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia in the year 1654.   

Nov 23   French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experiences an intense, mystical vision that marks him for life in the year 1654.   

Dec 05   In the year 1654 jean François Sarrazin, French writer   

Dec 27   Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician in the year 1654.   

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Jan 10   On this day in history birth of joshua Barnes, English scholar (d. 1712)   

Jan 20   In the year 1654 birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet   

Jan 22   Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 11   On this day in history birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer   

Mar 16   Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

May 04   Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born in the year 1654.   

May 11   In the year 1654 birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

Jul 05   In the year 1654 birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

Jan 10   In the year 1654 death of nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried   

Feb 17   On this day in history michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

Feb 18   On this day in history death of jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594)   

Mar 21   In the year 1654 johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51   

Mar 24   Samuel Scheidt, German composer (Concertus sacri), dies at 66 in the year 1654.   

Apr 09   Matei Basarab, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1588) died in the year 1654.   

May 03   On this day in history francois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77