1651
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1620s 1630s 1640s – 1650s – 1660s 1670s 1680s |
| Years: | 1648 1649 1650 – 1651 – 1652 1653 1654 |
| 1651 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1651 (MDCLI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday (Julian-1651) of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
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[edit] Events of 1651
[edit] January–June
- January 1 – Charles II is crowned King of Scotland in Scone (this is his first crowning).
- June 28 – June 30 – Battle of Beresteczko: The Poles defeat the Ukrainians (the biggest battle of the 17th century).
[edit] July–December
- September 3 – English Civil War – Battle of Worcester: Charles II of England is defeated in the last major battle of the war.
- October 14 – Laws are passed in Massachusetts forbidding poor people from adopting excessive styles of dress.
- October – An English diplomatic team headed by Oliver St John went to The Hague to negotiate an alliance between the English Commonwealth and the Dutch Republic.
[edit] Ongoing events
[edit] Undated
- The Keian Uprising fails in Japan.
- Possible year of the disappearance of the island Buise in St. Peter's Flood.
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1651 MDCLI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2404 |
| Armenian calendar | 1100 ԹՎ ՌՃ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -193 – -192 |
| Bengali calendar | 1058 |
| Berber calendar | 2601 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2195 |
| Burmese calendar | 1013 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7159 – 7160 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚寅年閏十一月初十日 (4287/4347-intercalary 11-10) — to —
辛卯年十一月十九日(4288/4348-11-19) |
| Coptic calendar | 1367 – 1368 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1643 – 1644 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5411 – 5412 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1706 – 1707 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1573 – 1574 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4752 – 4753 |
| Holocene calendar | 11651 |
| Iranian calendar | 1029 – 1030 |
| Islamic calendar | 1061 – 1062 |
| Japanese calendar | Keian 4 (慶安4年) |
| Korean calendar | 3984 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2194 |
- January 3 – Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (d. 1694)
- March 4 – John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1716)
- March 31 – Karl II, Elector Palatine (d. 1685)
- April 6 – André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)
- April 10 – Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)
- April 21 – Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)
- April 30 – Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French educational reformer (d. 1719)
- May 27 – Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles (d. 1729)
- September 1 – Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694)
- September 16 – Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (d. 1716)
- October 21 – Jean Bart, French admiral (d. 1702)
- Gorgin Khan, Persian Governor of Kandahar (d. 1709)
- See also Category:1651 births.
[edit] Deaths
- April 7 – Lennart Torstenson, Swedish soldier and engineer (b. 1603)
- September 3 – Kösem, sultane and regent of the Ottoman empire
- September 27 – Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1573)
- October 7 – Jacques Sirmond, French Jesuit scholar (b. 1559)
- October 25 – Saint Job of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian saint (b. 1551)
- November 20 – Mikołaj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595)
- November 26 – Henry Ireton, English Civil War leader (b. 1611)
- December 14 – Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (b. 1582)
- Marubashi Chūya and Yui Shōsetsu (b. 1605), Japanese rebels
- See also Category:1651 deaths.
