1653 in England
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Events from the year 1653 in the Commonwealth of England.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Lord Protector - (from 16 December) Oliver Cromwell
[edit] Events
- 28 February–2 March - First Anglo–Dutch War: Battle of Portland.
- 14 March - First Anglo–Dutch War: A Dutch fleet defeats the English at the Battle of Leghorn. The Dutch commander, Johan van Galen, later dies of his wounds.
- 20 April - Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
- 2 June to 3 June - First Anglo-Dutch War: Naval battle off the coast of Suffolk results in British victory.[1]
- 4 July–12 December - The Barebones Parliament meets in London.
- 8 August–10 August - Battle of Scheveningen: The final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War is fought, between the fleets of the Commonwealth and the United Provinces; English naval victory over Dutch fleet off the Texel.
- 16 December - Instrument of Government: The world's first written constitution, under which Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.[2]
[edit] Undated
- John Thurloe becomes the head of intelligence for Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate.
[edit] Births
- 2 April - Prince George of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain (died 1708)
- 5 July - Thomas Pitt, Governor of Madras (died 1726)
- 9 August - John Oldham, poet (died 1683)
- 14 August - Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, statesman (died 1688)
- 3 September - Roger North, lawyer and biographer (died 1734)
[edit] Deaths
- 26 May - Robert Filmer, writer (born 1588)
[edit] References
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 185-186. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
