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.
Famous Birthdays in 1657
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)
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)