Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg in the year 1656.   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1656 blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.   

Jan 24   In the year 1656 1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland   

Jan 24   On this day in history the first Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland   

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   In the year 1656 new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

Mar 13   Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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) in the year 1656.   

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

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   On this day in history -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir & occupies Warsaw   

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

Sep 01   Naples Plague in Italy in the year 1656.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history uS colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers   

Oct 03   Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1656.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 10   René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born in the year 1656.   

May 31   On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

Jul 07   Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 06   On this day in history birth of claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)   

Sep 06   On this day in history birth of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723)   

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

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

Feb 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 24   Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) died in the year 1656.   

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

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