Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   On this day in history oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)   

Jan 17   Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1656 brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg   

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1656 the first Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland   

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

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

Feb 22   On this day in history new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site   

Feb 27   Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies in the year 1656.   

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   In the year 1656 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 in the year 1656.   

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

May 31   In the year 1656 marin Marias, composer   

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

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

Jul 01   1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested) on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1656 michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55   

Jul 08   On this day in history alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64   

Jul 11   On this day in history the birth of First Quaker colonists land at Boston   

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

Jul 26   On this day in history rembrandt declares he is insolvent   

Sep 01   Naples Plague in Italy in the year 1656.   

Sep 15   England & France sign peace treaty in the year 1656.   

Sep 19   Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg in the year 1656.   

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

Oct 02   In the year 1656 stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53   

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

Oct 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant   

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Feb 20   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born in the year 1656.   

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   In the year 1656 birth of marin Marias, composer   

Jul 07   In the year 1656 birth of guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664)   

Aug 06   In the year 1656 birth of claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history death of mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584)   

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   In the year 1656 armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76   

Mar 31   In the year 1656 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   On this day in history gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65   

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