January 24 Duke of Orleans joins Fronde rebels April 6 Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in South Africa, established April 6 John of Riebeeck lands/establishes VOC-post in Capetown April 7 Dutch establish settlement at Cape Town, South Africa May 2 Frederik Hendriks daughter Albertine Agnes marries Willem Frederik May 4 Battle at Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels May 10 John Johnson, a free black, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Va May 13 Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki May 18 Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal May 19 Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen May 29 English Admiral Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under lt-adm Tromp June 10 In Boston, John Hull opens the 1st mint in America June 27 New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US July 4 Prince of Conde starts blood bath in Paris July 6 Fire on Dutch Dam, Amsterdam's city hall burns July 10 England declares war on Netherlands July 25 Nikita Minin becomes patriarch of Russian-orthodox church August 26 Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter September 7 Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English September 16 Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk September 28 English-Dutch sea battle at Kentish Knock October 13 Prince of Conde flees Paris October 21 King Louis XIV returns to Paris December 10 Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet
