1657 in History – What happened in year 1657

In history, year 1657 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1657.

Top Historical Events of the Year 1657:

Date/Month	Event / Incidence / Incident
20 april	Anglo-Spanish War An English fleet under Admiral Robert Blake attacked a Spanish treasure fleet at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands.
27 december	Citizens of New Netherland presented the Flushing Remonstrance To Director-General Peter Stuyvesant, requesting an exemption to his banon Quaker worship.
03 October	French troops occupied Madrid.
05 December	Shah Jahan's younger son Murad proclaimed himself king.

Famous birthdays in the year 1657:

Date/Month	Name / Profession / Country
01 March	Samuel Werenfels / Author / Switzerland
04 October	Francesco Solimena / Painter / Italy
11 February	Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle / Poet / France
15 December	Michel Richard Delalande / Composer / France
18 August	Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena / Painter / Italy
18 March	Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni / Composer / Italy
24 March	Arai Hakuseki / Politician / Japan
25 July	Philipp Heinrich Erlebach / Composer / Germany
26 November	William Derham / Philosopher / United Kingdom

Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1657:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
14 May	Sambhaji / Emperor / India