1651

Events

• January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. This is his first crowning.
• June 28 - June 30: The biggest battle of the 17th century, Battle of Beresteczko, between Poles and Ukrainians, won by Poles.
• September 3 - English Civil War: Battle of Worcester - Charles II of England is defeated in the last main battle of the war.

Ongoing events

• Fronde civil war in France (1648-1653)

Literature

• Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan

Births

• January 3 - Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (d. 1694)
• March 4 - John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1716)
• March 31 - Karl II, Elector Palatine (d. 1685)
• April 6 - André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)
• April 10 - Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)
• April 30 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French educational reformer (d. 1719)
• May 27 - Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles (d. 1729)
• August 6 - Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld, Swedish field marshal
• September 1 - Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694)
• September 16 - Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (d. 1716)
• October 21 - Jean Bart, French admiral (d. 1702)

Deaths

• September 27 - Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1573)
• November 26 - Henry Ireton, English Civil War leader (b. 1611)