Historical Events In 1656

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

Jan 17   On this day in history brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1656 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   New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site in the year 1656.  

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

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

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

Mar 21   In the year 1656 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   Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon in the year 1656.  

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   1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested) in the year 1656.  

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

Jul 08   On this day in history alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64  

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

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

Jul 26   In the year 1656 rembrandt declares he is insolvent  

Sep 01   In the year 1656 naples Plague in Italy  

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

Sep 19   On this day in history 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   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   Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1656.  

Oct 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised  

Mar 10   In the year 1656 birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician  

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   On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer  

Jul 07   In the year 1656 birth of guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664)  

Aug 06   Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 06   Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 14   In the year 1656 birth of thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746)  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584)  

Feb 20   James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1656 death of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)  

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