1650s

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1620s 1630s 1640s – 1650s – 1660s 1670s 1680s
Years:	1650 1651 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

World leaders

• King Frederick III of Denmark (1648–1670).
• Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653–1658).
• Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland (1658–1659).
• King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715).
• Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637–1657).
• Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658–1705).
• King John II of Poland (1649–1668).
• King John IV of Portugal (1640–1656).
• King Afonso VI of Portugal (1656–1667).
• Tsar Aleksey I of Russia (1645–1676).
• King Philip IV of Spain (1621–1665).
• Queen Christina of Sweden (1632–1654).
• King Charles X of Sweden (1654–1660).