Historical Events In 1659

Jan 14   In the year 1659 battle at Elvas Portuguese beat Spanish   

Jan 14   Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish in the year 1659.   

Jan 17   In the year 1659 antonio Veracini, composer   

Jan 18   Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1659 pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris   

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

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

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   In the year 1659 henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)   

Mar 26   William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher on this day in history.   

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

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

May 16   Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist on this day in history.   

May 22   On this day in history france, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty   

May 25   On this day in history 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   On this day in history antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer   

Aug 01   Antoine Mouque, composer in the year 1659.   

Sep 05   Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71 in the year 1659.   

Sep 30   Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during Creligious services in the year 1659.   

Sep 30   Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 08   Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary in the year 1659.   

Oct 10   Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 in the year 1659.   

Oct 12   English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals in the year 1659.   

Oct 13   Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt in the year 1659.   

Oct 27   Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged in the year 1659.   

Nov 06   On this day in history theodor Schwartzkopff, composer   

Nov 07   Peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV & Spanish king Philip IV in the year 1659.   

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 in the year 1659.   

Jan 21   Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born in the year 1659.   

Feb 01   Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island) was born in the year 1659.   

Mar 07   Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) was born in the year 1659.   

Mar 08   Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born in the year 1659.   

Mar 26   William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on this day in history.   

May 16   In the year 1659 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

Jun 03   In the year 1659 birth of david Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708)   

Jan 16   In the year 1659 death of charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)   

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

Feb 17   Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) died in the year 1659.   

Feb 27   Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) died in the year 1659.   

Apr 15   Simon Dach, German poet, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619) died on this day in history.   

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

Oct 08   Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary died in the year 1659.