Historical Events
- Mar 31 English Parliament makes the Humble Petition to Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell offering him the crown: he declines
- Dec 27 "Flushing Remonstrance" petition signed in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, protesting the ban on Quaker worship
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Famous People Born in 1657
- Jan 17 Pieter van Bloemen [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized
- Jan 18 Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Prince of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen (1664-96), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1696)
- Feb 11 Bernard Fontenelle, French scientist/writer (Plurality of Worlds)
- Mar 1 Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (d. 1740)
- Mar 18 Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer
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Famous People in 1657
Rembrandt van RijnWorld Leaders in 1657
Louis XIV
Oliver Cromwell
Would You Believe?
Would You Believe?1st autopsy and coroner's jury verdict is recorded in Maryland
On September 24, 1657
William Bradford