Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   In the year 1656 oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)   

Jan 17   In the year 1656 brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1656 new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1656 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   On this day in history gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65   

May 31   Marin Marias, composer in the year 1656.   

Jun 09   On this day in history thomas Tomkins, composer, dies   

Jun 20   In the year 1656 polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw   

Jul 01   In the year 1656 1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested)   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history 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   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   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   Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant on this day in history.   

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Feb 20   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1656.   

May 31   On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

Jul 07   Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664) was born in the year 1656.   

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

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

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

Jan 03   Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584) died in the year 1656.   

Feb 20   James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76 in the year 1656.   

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 in the year 1656.   

Apr 24   Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) died on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 in the year 1656.   

Jun 09   On this day in history thomas Tomkins, composer, dies