Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   On this day in history oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)   

Jan 17   On this day in history brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg   

Jan 17   In the year 1656 brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg   

Jan 23   In the year 1656 blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.   

Jan 24   1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland in the year 1656.   

Jan 24   The first Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland in the year 1656.   

Feb 20   In the year 1656 james Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76   

Feb 20   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site   

Feb 27   Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies in the year 1656.   

Mar 10   Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1656 jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam   

Mar 21   Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 in the year 1656.   

Mar 31   On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 10   In the year 1656 dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon   

Apr 27   Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

May 31   Marin Marias, composer in the year 1656.   

Jun 09   Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 20   In the year 1656 polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw   

Jul 01   1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested) on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55 on this day in history.   

Jul 08   Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

Jul 11   The birth of First Quaker colonists land at Boston on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1656 -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir & occupies Warsaw   

Jul 26   Rembrandt declares he is insolvent in the year 1656.   

Sep 01   Naples Plague in Italy in the year 1656.   

Sep 15   On this day in history england & France sign peace treaty   

Sep 19   Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg in the year 1656.   

Sep 22   All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53   

Oct 02   US colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers on this day in history.   

Oct 03   Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1656.   

Oct 08   Johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71 in the year 1656.   

Oct 24   On this day in history treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant   

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Feb 20   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born in the year 1656.   

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

Apr 10   René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

May 31   Marin Marias, composer was born in the year 1656.   

Jul 07   Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664) was born in the year 1656.   

Aug 06   In the year 1656 birth of claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)   

Sep 06   Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723) was born in the year 1656.   

Sep 14   In the year 1656 birth of thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746)   

Jan 03   Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584) died in the year 1656.   

Feb 20   On this day in history james Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76   

Feb 27   Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1656 armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76   

Mar 31   On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 24   Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) died on this day in history.   

Apr 27   In the year 1656 gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65   

Jun 09   Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies on this day in history.