Major Events Feb 2 New Amsterdam becomes a city, later renamed New York City Dec 16 Parliamentarian General Oliver Cromwell appointed as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland More 1653 Events Born in 1653 Johann PachelbelSeptember 1 More People Born in 1653 Who Died in 1653 Maarten TrompAugust 10 More 1653 Deaths Famous Weddings in 1653 Apr 5 Dutch painter Jan Vermeer marries Catharina Bolenes in Schipluiden 1652 History by Year 1654 Famous People in 1653 Rembrandt van RijnPainter World Leaders in 1653 Louis XIV Oliver Cromwell
Johann Pachelbel
Maarten Tromp
Rembrandt van Rijn
Louis XIV
Oliver Cromwell