Famous Personalities Born In 1656

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

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

Apr 10 On this day in history birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

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

Jul 07 On this day in history birth of guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664)  

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 in the year 1656.  

Sep 14 Thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746) was born in the year 1656.  

Oct 20 Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.  

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

Nov 03 Georg Reuter, composer was born in the year 1656.  

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 in the year 1656.  

Nov 08 Edmund Halley, English astronomer (comet of Halley) [OS=Oct 29] was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1656.  

Feb 20 James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 09 In the year 1656 thomas Tomkins, composer, dies