Historical Events In 1656

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

Jan 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1656.   

Jan 24   The first Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 22   New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

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

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   On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 10   On this day in history dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon   

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

May 31   In the year 1656 marin Marias, composer   

Jun 09   On this day in history 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   Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

Jul 11   The birth of First Quaker colonists land at Boston on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history naples Plague in Italy   

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

Sep 19   Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history all female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her)   

Oct 02   On this day in history stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53   

Oct 02   US colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers on this day in history.   

Oct 03   Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   On this day in history johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71   

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

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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   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   In the year 1656 birth of marin Marias, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1656 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   In the year 1656 death of mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584)   

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

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

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 in the year 1656.   

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   Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies in the year 1656.