Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1600s 1610s 1620s 1860s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s
Years: 1651 1652 1653 1654 1655 - 1656 - 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661
Events
- Masuria is devastated during the Deluge when it was raided by Tartars and Poles
- End of the war started in 1648 between Poland, Ducal Prussia, Russia and Transylvania.
- The only year the British coin Fifty Shillings was minted.
- October 29 - Edmond Halley, English scientist
- Patrick Abercromby
- Jan van Goyen, painter
- Stephen Bachiler
- James Ussher\n