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1654 Calendar
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1654 Historical Event(s)
- June 6, 1654 – Charles X succeeds his abdicated cousin Queen Christina to the Swedish throne.
- June 7, 1654 – Louis XIV is crowned King of France.
- August 22, 1654 – Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.
- October 12, 1654 – The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.
Who Were Born On 1654?
- January 10, 1654 – Joshua Barnes, English scholar (d. 1712)
- January 22, 1654 – Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729)
- March 16, 1654 – Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (d. 1704)
- May 4, 1654 – Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)
- July 9, 1654 – Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)
- December 27, 1654 – Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)