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Historical Events Happened In 1656

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

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   On this day in history brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg  

Jan 23   Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history 1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland  

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

Feb 20   On this day in history james Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76  

Feb 20   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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 10   On this day in history dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon  

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

May 31   On this day in history marin Marias, composer  

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

Jun 20   Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 15   England & France sign peace treaty on this day in history.  

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

Sep 22   All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 02   On this day in history uS colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers  

Oct 03   On this day in history myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown)  

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  

Oct 29   On this day in history edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

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Famous Birthdays In 1656

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Feb 20   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746)  

Famous Deaths In 1656

Famous People Died In This Year In History

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

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

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

Jun 09   On this day in history thomas Tomkins, composer, dies