Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) in the year 1656.   

Jan 17   Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history 1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland   

Jan 24   The first Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland on this day in history.   

Feb 20   James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76 in the year 1656.   

Feb 20   On this day in history johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

Feb 22   In the year 1656 new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site   

Feb 27   On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

Mar 10   Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician in the year 1656.   

Mar 13   Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Mar 21   On this day in history armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76   

Mar 31   In the year 1656 pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history thomas Tomkins, composer, dies   

Jun 20   On this day in history polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw   

Jul 01   1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested) in the year 1656.   

Jul 07   In the year 1656 michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55   

Jul 08   In the year 1656 alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64   

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

Jul 18   -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir & occupies Warsaw on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1656 rembrandt declares he is insolvent   

Sep 01   In the year 1656 naples Plague in Italy   

Sep 15   England & France sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

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   Stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1656.   

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

Oct 03   On this day in history myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown)   

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

Oct 24   Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant in the year 1656.   

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Feb 20   In the year 1656 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

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 in the year 1656.   

May 31   Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1656 death of mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584)   

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

Feb 27   On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

Mar 21   On this day in history armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76   

Mar 31   In the year 1656 pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 24   On this day in history death of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)   

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

Jun 09   Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies in the year 1656.