Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   In the year 1656 oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)   

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   In the year 1656 blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.   

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 in the year 1656.   

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   New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site in the year 1656.   

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

Mar 10   In the year 1656 adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

Mar 13   Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam in the year 1656.   

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

Mar 31   Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65   

May 31   On this day in history marin Marias, composer   

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

Jun 20   In the year 1656 polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw   

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

Jul 07   Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55 in the year 1656.   

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 in the year 1656.   

Jul 18   -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir & occupies Warsaw in the year 1656.   

Jul 26   Rembrandt declares he is insolvent in the year 1656.   

Sep 01   In the year 1656 naples Plague in Italy   

Sep 15   On this day in history england & France sign peace treaty   

Sep 19   On this day in history treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg   

Sep 22   In the year 1656 all female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her)   

Oct 02   Stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Oct 02   US colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers in the year 1656.   

Oct 03   In the year 1656 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 on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1656.   

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   In the year 1656 birth of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723)   

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

Jan 03   Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584) died in the year 1656.   

Feb 20   On this day in history james Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76   

Feb 27   Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies on this day in history.   

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

Mar 31   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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