List of 1652 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1652
Date | Event |
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April 6, 1652 | At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town. |
May 18, 1652 | Slavery in Rhode Island is abolished, although the law is not rigorously enforced. |
June 20, 1652 | Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. |
August 16, 1652 | Battle of Plymouth: Inconclusive naval action between the fleets of Michiel de Ruyter and George Ayscue in the First Anglo-Dutch War. |
September 7, 1652 | Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan. |
December 10, 1652 | Defeat at the Battle of Dungeness causes the Commonwealth of England to reform its navy. |