1650
EventsJune 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. August 23 - Colonel George Monck forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, forerunner of Coldstream GuardsNovember 4 - William III of Orange becomes Prince of the House of Orange the moment of his birth, succeeding his father who had died a few days earlier. First modern Palio in Siena Puritans chop down the original Glastonbury Thorn Captain James Hind makes an abortive attempt to seize power in England Jews allowed to return to France and England Cafés begin to become popular in Europe Three-wheeled wheelchairs used in Nuremberg Ann Greene, who had been hanged for infanticide in Edinburgh, wakes up in an autopsy table – she is pardoned Abyssinia deports Portuguese diplomats and missionaries Einkommende Zeitungen – first German newspaper (cancelled 1918)
Ongoing events Fronde civil war in France (1648-1653)
BirthsFebruary 2 - Nell Gwynne, English actress, royal mistress (d. 1687). May 26 - John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (d. 1722)November 4 - Prince William III of Orange, King William III of England, Scotland, and Ireland (d. 1702)
DeathsFebruary 11 - René Descartes, French philosopher (b. 1595)Giambattista Andreini, Italian actor and playwright (b. 1578)
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