Historical Events In 1659

Jan 14   Battle at Elvas Portuguese beat Spanish on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish   

Jan 17   Antonio Veracini, composer in the year 1659.   

Jan 18   Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1659.   

Jan 21   In the year 1659 adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

Jan 24   On this day in history pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris   

Feb 01   Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island) on this day in history.   

Feb 11   The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses on this day in history.   

Feb 16   1st known check (£400) (on display at Westminster Abbey) in the year 1659.   

Feb 16   First known check (£400), it is now (on display at Westminster Abbey in the year 1659.   

Mar 07   Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1659 william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

Apr 15   On this day in history simon Dach, German poet, dies   

Apr 22   Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament on this day in history.   

May 16   Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist in the year 1659.   

May 22   France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty on this day in history.   

May 25   In the year 1659 richard Cromwell resigns as English Lord Protector   

May 31   Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on this day in history.   

Jun 29   The Russians, led by prince Trubetskoy are defeated by the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky in the Battle of Konotop in the year 1659.   

Jul 16   On this day in history princess Henriette C of Orange-Nassau weds monarch Johan George II   

Jul 23   In the year 1659 antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer   

Aug 01   Antoine Mouque, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 05   On this day in history pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71   

Sep 30   In the year 1659 peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during Creligious services   

Sep 30   Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe) in the year 1659.   

Oct 04   Franz Weichlein, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1659 jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary   

Oct 10   On this day in history able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56   

Oct 12   On this day in history english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals   

Oct 13   In the year 1659 gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt   

Oct 27   Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history theodor Schwartzkopff, composer   

Nov 07   Peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV & Spanish king Philip IV on this day in history.   

Nov 17   On this day in history peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain.   

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Jan 17   Antonio Veracini, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1659 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)   

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)   

Mar 08   Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1659 birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

May 16   Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born in the year 1659.   

Jun 03   David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)   

Jan 18   On this day in history benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 17   In the year 1659 death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

Feb 27   In the year 1659 death of henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)   

Apr 15   Simon Dach, German poet, dies in the year 1659.   

Jun 03   On this day in history death of morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619)   

Sep 05   Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Oct 08   On this day in history death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary