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1654| 1606–1657 | Ottoman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Hungary, Transylvania [treaties] | The 1606 peace treaties between the Habsburg and Ottoman empires lead to half a century of peace and stability in Hungary; no major campaigns are fought between the two, though frontier skirmishes and raids are endemic, and Transylvania develops into a rich regional power. | | 1607–1700 | North America, UK [food and drink] | Fruits introduced to the North American colonies from England include apples, which adapt well in New England, and peaches, which grow easily in Virginia and other warmer regions. Native vegetables like pumpkins, squash, and beans are favoured over European vegetables. | | 1640–1700 | North America [literature and language] | Literacy rates in the colonies, particularly in New England, are high relative to those in the Old World. Shipton, New England has a 95% literacy rate; males in Virginia have a literacy rate between 54% and 60%. | | 1654 | France [maths] | The French scientist and mathematician Blaise Pascal publishes a treatise on hydrostatics, in which he recognizes that force is transmitted equally in all directions through a fluid, the principle that is named after him. | | 1654 | Netherlands [painting] | The Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn paints Portrait of Jan Six and Woman Bathing in a Stream. | | 8 January 1654 | Russia [administration] | By the agreement of Peryslavl, the Cossacks accept Tsar Alexis as their supreme leader, while maintaining their traditional rights to elect their own hetmen (headmen), maintain an army, and operate their own courts. Russian influence is thereby consolidated in the Ukraine. | | April 1654 | United Netherlands, UK [treaties] | By the Treaty of Westminster the first Anglo-Dutch war ends and the Dutch agree to accept the terms of the Navigation Act and to respect the English right of salute. | | 16 June 1654 | Sweden [administration] | Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and is succeeded by Charles X. She subsequently converts to Catholicism on 3 November 1655. | | 24 August 1654 | France, Spain, Spanish Netherlands [wars] | A turning point in the Franco-Spanish war occurs when French forces under Marshal Henri de Turenne storm three lines of trenches and expel the Spanish army besieging Arras. Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, retreats to Cambrai in the Spanish Netherlands. |
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