1652
| Years: 1649 1650 1651 – 1652 – 1653 1654 1655 | |
| Decades: 1620s 1630s 1640s – 1650s – 1660s 1670s 1680s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1652 in topic: | |
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Events
- April 6 – Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town.
- May 18 – Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal.
- May 29 – First Anglo-Dutch War opening battle fought off Dover between Lt.-Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp's 42 Dutch ships and 21 English ships divided into two squadrons, one commanded by Robert Blake and the other by Nehemiah Bourne.
Ongoing events
Births
- April 7 – Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)
- April 21 – Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)
Deaths
- June 21 – Inigo Jones, English architect (b. 1573)
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