Historical Events In 1656

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

Jan 17   Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg on this day in history.  

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   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   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   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   Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician in the year 1656.  

Mar 13   In the year 1656 jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam  

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 10   In the year 1656 dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 18   In the year 1656 -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   England & France sign peace treaty on this day in history.  

Sep 19   In the year 1656 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   On this day in history stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53  

Oct 02   In the year 1656 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   Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant in the year 1656.  

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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 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 in the year 1656.  

Aug 06   Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born in the year 1656.  

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   Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 21   On this day in history 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 24   In the year 1656 death of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)  

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

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