Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) in the year 1656.   

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

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   1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland on this day in history.   

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

Feb 20   On this day in history 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   New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site in the year 1656.   

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

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

Mar 13   On this day in history jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam   

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 in the year 1656.   

Apr 10   Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon in the year 1656.   

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

May 31   Marin Marias, composer in the year 1656.   

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

Jul 07   Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55 on this day in history.   

Jul 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1656 naples Plague in Italy   

Sep 15   In the year 1656 england & France sign peace treaty   

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

Sep 22   All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) in the year 1656.   

Oct 02   Stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1656.   

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) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1656 johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71   

Oct 24   In the year 1656 treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant   

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Feb 20   In the year 1656 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   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   Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Aug 06   Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

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 24   Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) died on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jun 09   Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies in the year 1656.