Famous Birthdays In 1656

Feb 20 On this day in history 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 In the year 1656 birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

May 31 In the year 1656 birth of marin Marias, composer  

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

Aug 06 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born in the year 1656.  

Sep 06 Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 20 In the year 1656 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)  

Oct 29 In the year 1656 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

Nov 03 In the year 1656 birth of georg Reuter, composer  

Nov 04 In the year 1656 birth of leonard Sailer, composer  

Nov 07 Walraad the Younger, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nimegen was born on this day in history.  

Nov 08 Edmund Halley, English astronomer (comet of Halley) [OS=Oct 29] was born in the year 1656.  

Nov 09 On this day in history birth of paul Aler, French jesuit/poet (Gradus ad Parnassum)  

Jan 03 Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27 In the year 1656 johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies  

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 24 In the year 1656 death of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)  

Apr 27 Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 in the year 1656.  

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