Historical Events In 1659

Jan 14   Battle at Elvas Portuguese beat Spanish in the year 1659.   

Jan 14   Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Antonio Veracini, composer in the year 1659.   

Jan 18   Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1659.   

Jan 21   Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect in the year 1659.   

Jan 24   In the year 1659 pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris   

Feb 01   In the year 1659 jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)   

Feb 11   The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1659 1st known check (£400) (on display at Westminster Abbey)   

Feb 16   First known check (£400), it is now (on display at Westminster Abbey in the year 1659.   

Mar 07   In the year 1659 henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)   

Mar 26   William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history simon Dach, German poet, dies   

Apr 22   Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament on this day in history.   

May 16   On this day in history campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

May 22   France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty in the year 1659.   

May 25   Richard Cromwell resigns as English Lord Protector on this day in history.   

May 31   Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on this day in history.   

Jun 29   The Russians, led by prince Trubetskoy are defeated by the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky in the Battle of Konotop in the year 1659.   

Jul 16   In the year 1659 princess Henriette C of Orange-Nassau weds monarch Johan George II   

Jul 23   Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer in the year 1659.   

Aug 01   Antoine Mouque, composer in the year 1659.   

Sep 05   Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71 in the year 1659.   

Sep 30   In the year 1659 peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during Creligious services   

Sep 30   In the year 1659 robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe)   

Oct 04   Franz Weichlein, composer in the year 1659.   

Oct 08   Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary in the year 1659.   

Oct 10   Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 in the year 1659.   

Oct 12   English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals in the year 1659.   

Oct 13   Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt in the year 1659.   

Oct 27   Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged in the year 1659.   

Nov 06   Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer in the year 1659.   

Nov 07   On this day in history peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV & Spanish king Philip IV   

Nov 17   Peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain in the year 1659.   

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Jan 17   Antonio Veracini, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born in the year 1659.   

Feb 01   In the year 1659 birth of jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)   

Mar 07   Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 26   William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born in the year 1659.   

May 16   Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

Jun 03   David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580) died on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 17   Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) died in the year 1659.   

Feb 27   In the year 1659 death of henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)   

Apr 15   On this day in history simon Dach, German poet, dies   

Jun 03   Morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619) died on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71 in the year 1659.   

Oct 08   Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary died on this day in history.