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   In the year 1656 brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg   

Jan 23   On this day in history blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history james Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76   

Feb 20   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised in the year 1656.   

Feb 22   New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site in the year 1656.   

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

Mar 10   Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam in the year 1656.   

Mar 21   Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 in the year 1656.   

Mar 31   On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 10   In the year 1656 dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon   

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

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 in the year 1656.   

Jul 01   1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested) on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55   

Jul 08   In the year 1656 alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64   

Jul 11   In the year 1656 the birth of First Quaker colonists land at Boston   

Jul 18   On this day in history -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir & occupies Warsaw   

Jul 26   Rembrandt declares he is insolvent in the year 1656.   

Sep 01   Naples Plague in Italy in the year 1656.   

Sep 15   England & France sign peace treaty in the year 1656.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 02   On this day in history uS colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers   

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

Oct 08   In the year 1656 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   Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born in the year 1656.   

Apr 10   René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born in the year 1656.   

May 31   In the year 1656 birth of marin Marias, composer   

Jul 07   Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born in the year 1656.   

Sep 06   Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723) was born in the year 1656.   

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 in the year 1656.   

Mar 31   On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 24   On this day in history death of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)   

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

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