Historical Events In 1656
Sunday, 18 April 2021
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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