March 1657

What Happened in March 1657

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Mar 31 English Parliament makes the Humble Petition to Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell offering him the crown: he declines

English Military and Political Leader Oliver Cromwell — English Military and Political Leader
Oliver Cromwell

Famous Birthdays

Mar 1 Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (d. 1740)
Mar 18 Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer
Mar 24 Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)

Famous Deaths

Mar 26 Jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69

What Happened in 1657

Flushing Remonstrance
December 27, 1657

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