Famous Personalities Born In 1656

Feb 20 Johannes schenck: German/neth composer, baptised  

Mar 10 Adolf h van rechteren: Dutch diplomat/politician  

Apr 10 René lepage de ste-claire: Lord-founder of the town of rimouski, in new france  

May 31 Marin marias: Composer  

Jul 07 Guru har krishan: 8th guru of sikhism  

Aug 06 Claude de forbin: French naval commander  

Sep 06 Guillaume dubois: French cardinal and statesman  

Sep 14 Thomas baker: British antiquarian  

Oct 20 Nicolas de largillière: French painter  

Oct 29 Edmund halley: Astronomer (halley's comet) [ns=nov 8]  

Nov 03 Georg reuter: Composer  

Nov 04 Leonard sailer: Composer  

Nov 07 Walraad the younger: Earl of nassau-ottweiler/gov of nimegen  

Nov 08 Edmund halley: English astronomer (comet of halley) [os=oct 29]  

Nov 09 Paul aler: French jesuit/poet (gradus ad parnassum)  

Jan 03 Mathieu molé: French statesman (b. 1584)  

Feb 20 James ussher: Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop,  

Feb 27 Johan van heemskerk: Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter,  

Mar 21 Armagh james ussher: Archbishop (said world began 4004 bc),  

Mar 31 Pierre de la barre: Composer,  

Apr 24 Thomas fincke: Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)  

Apr 27 Gerard van honthorst: Painter,  

Jun 09 Thomas tomkins: Composer,