What Happened In 1657 - Historical Events 1657

Historical Events for the Year 1657

2nd March » Great Fire of Meireki: A fire in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, caused more than 100,000 deaths; it lasted three days
20th April » Admiral Robert Blake (admiral) called Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657) or Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
20th April » Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
30th October » Spanish Empire Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios (1657) Battle of Ocho Rios during the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60) Anglo-Spanish War.
27th December » The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.

11th February » Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French author (d. 1757)
1st March » Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (d. 1740)
18th March » Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (d. 1743)
24th March » Arai Hakuseki, Japanese politician (d. 1725)
14th May » Sambhaji, Indian emperor (d. 1689)
10th June » James Craggs the Elder, English politician (d. 1721)
11th July » Frederick I of Prussia (d. 1713)
25th July » Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, German composer (d. 1714)
18th August » Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and painter (d. 1743)
27th September » Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia (d. 1704)
4th October » Francesco Solimena, Italian painter (d. 1747)
26th November » William Derham, English minister and philosopher (d. 1735)
15th December » Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (d. 1726)

13th February » Miles Sindercombe, English surgeon
15th March » David Pardo (Dutch rabbi) e.g David Pardo, Dutch rabbi (b. unknown)
2nd April » Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
2nd April » Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
9th May » William Bradford (Plymouth Colony governor) known as William Bradford, English-American politician, 2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony (b. 1590)
10th May » Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (b. 1592)
16th May » Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)
3rd June » William Harvey, English physician and academic (b. 1578)
6th August » Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian politician, 1st Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (b. 1595)
17th August » Robert Blake (admiral) known as Robert Blake, English admiral and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1599)
29th August » John Lilburne, English activist (b. 1614)
7th September » Arvid Wittenberg, Swedish field marshal (b. 1606)