Important Historical Events of the year 1652, Year 1652 in History

List of 1652 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1652

What happened in the year 1652?

Date Event
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.