1657
| Years: 1654 1655 1656 – 1657 – 1658 1659 1660 | |
| Decades: 1620s 1630s 1640s – 1650s – 1660s 1670s 1680s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1657 in topic: | |
Events
- January 8 – Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London
- February – Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica.
- April 20 – Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Great fire in Edo destroys most of the city and damages Edo castle
- Academia del Cimento founded in Florence, Italy – first equivalent to a scientific research center
- Oliver Cromwell offered kingship of England, but instead becomes Lord Protector
Births
- February 11 – Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (d. 1757)
- March 24 – Arai Hakuseki, Japanese politician and writer (d. 1721)
- July 11 – King Frederick I of Prussia (d. 1713)
- William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1737)
Deaths
- April 2 – Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
- August 16 – Bohdan Chmielnicki, Polish rebel
- August 17 – Robert Blake, British admiral (b. 1599)
- Jacob van Campen, Dutch artist (b. 1596)
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