Timeline January 1654

Events in January 1654 3

• 1616 – 1654 Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) Died 10 January 1654, aged 37 Nicholas Culpeper was an English botanist, herbalist and physician who translated medical texts into English and treated the poor of London free of charge. His book The English Physitian, later known as Culpeper's Complete Herbal, became one of the most widely used household medical references for centuries. He died at his home in Spitalfields.
• 1654 Pereyaslav Agreement Cossack Hetmanate swears allegiance to the Tsar of Russia Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and the Cossack leadership of the Zaporizhian Host swore loyalty to Tsar Alexis of Russia at Pereyaslav, seeking protection against Poland-Lithuania. The agreement brought much of Ukraine under Russian suzerainty and triggered a new war between Russia and the Commonwealth. Its interpretation remains disputed by Russian and Ukrainian historians.
• 1654 Capitulation of Dutch Recife ends Dutch Brazil Portuguese forces retake the last Dutch stronghold in Brazil The Dutch garrison at Recife surrendered to Portuguese colonial forces, ending twenty-four years of Dutch rule over northeastern Brazil. The capitulation followed a long campaign by Luso-Brazilian forces after the Dutch West India Company's position collapsed. Portugal regained full control of its Brazilian sugar colonies.