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| 1649 |
| | | Parliament in London abolishes the monarchy in England, as 'unnecessary, burdensome, and dangerous' | |
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| 1649 |
| | | Parliament chooses Oliver Cromwell to chair the new English Commonwealth's council of state | |
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| 1649 |
| | | Rembrandt creates an etching so desirable that it becomes known as the Hundred Guilder Print | |
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| 1649 |
| | | John Milton becomes Latin secretary in Cromwell's council of state | |
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| 1649 |
| | | The Russian empire, expanding eastwards through Siberia, reaches the Pacific coast | |
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| 1649 |
| | | Cromwell captures the royalist stronghold of Drogheda and massacres some 2800 people | |
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| c. 1650 |
| | | The pleasure districts of Edo and Kyoto provide the delights of ukiyo-e, the 'floating world' | |
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| 1650 |
| | | Descartes catches a fatal chill, returning home in midwinter from pre-dawn instruction of Queen Christina of Sweden | |
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| c. 1650 |
| | | Hindu princes and brahmin priests withdraw from Java to Bali, turning the island into the last outpost of Hinduism in southeast Asia | |
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| c. 1650 |
| | | Japan's popular theatre, kabuki, develops as a form of café entertainment | |
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