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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1656 1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland   

Jan 24   The first Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland in the year 1656.   

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

Feb 20   On this day in history johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

Feb 22   On this day in history new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site   

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

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   On this day in history armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76   

Mar 31   In the year 1656 pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 10   Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1656 marin Marias, composer   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55 in the year 1656.   

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   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   On this day in history naples Plague in Italy   

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

Sep 19   Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg in the year 1656.   

Sep 22   All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) in the year 1656.   

Oct 02   On this day in history stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53   

Oct 02   US colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers in the year 1656.   

Oct 03   On this day in history myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown)   

Oct 08   On this day in history johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71   

Oct 24   On this day in history treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant   

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Feb 20   On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

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

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   In the year 1656 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 in the year 1656.   

Sep 06   On this day in history birth of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723)   

Sep 14   Thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746) was born in the year 1656.   

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

Mar 21   On this day in history 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 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   On this day in history thomas Tomkins, composer, dies