Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg in the year 1656.  

Jan 17   Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg in the year 1656.  

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

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 in the year 1656.  

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

Feb 22   In the year 1656 new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site  

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

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

Mar 13   Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam 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 10   Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon in the year 1656.  

Apr 27   In the year 1656 gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65  

May 31   Marin Marias, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 09   In the year 1656 thomas Tomkins, composer, dies  

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1656 michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55  

Jul 08   Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 in the year 1656.  

Jul 11   On this day in history the birth of First Quaker colonists land at Boston  

Jul 18   In the year 1656 -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir & occupies Warsaw  

Jul 26   On this day in history rembrandt declares he is insolvent  

Sep 01   Naples Plague in Italy on this day in history.  

Sep 15   On this day in history england & France sign peace treaty  

Sep 19   In the year 1656 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   In the year 1656 uS colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers  

Oct 03   In the year 1656 myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown)  

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

Oct 24   Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant on this day in history.  

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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   In the year 1656 birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

May 31   Marin Marias, composer was born in the year 1656.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 06   In the year 1656 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)  

Jan 03   Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584) died in the year 1656.  

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   Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 in the year 1656.  

Mar 31   In the year 1656 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   In the year 1656 gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65  

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