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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s Years: 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 - 1660 - 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 Events February 23 - Charles XI becomes king of Sweden. March 16 - The Long Parliament disbands May 8 - The Parliament of England declares Prince Charles Stuart King Charles II of England. May 23 - King Charles II of England reaches the shores of his Kingdom. May 29 - King Charles II of England arrives in London and assumes the throne.This marks the beginning of the English Restoration. Blaise Pascal's The Provincial Letters[?], a defense of the Jansenist Antoine Arnauld, was ordered shredded and burned by King Louis XIV of France. Births January - Pierre Helyot, French historian February 19 - Friedrich Hoffmann, physician and chemist (+ 1742) April 16 - Hans Sloane, British physician May 2 - Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (+ 1725) May 28 - George I, King of Great Britain (+ 1727) September - Daniel Defoe, British writer (Robinson Crusoë) December 4 - André Campra, French composer Andreas Schlueter, Polish sculptor and architect Deaths February 23 - Charles X of Sweden August 6 - Diego Velásquez - Spanish painter October 14 - Thomas Harrison, British soldier
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s
Years: 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 - 1660 - 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665
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