Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s
Years: 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 - 1657 - 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662
Events
- Oliver Cromwell offered kingship of England, but declines
- February 11 - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters.
- July 11 - King Frederick I of Prussia
- August 16 - Bohdan Chmielnicki
- Jacob van Campen\n