Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) in the year 1656.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history the first Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland   

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

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

Feb 22   New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site on this day in history.   

Feb 27   In the year 1656 johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 10   On this day in history dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon   

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

May 31   On this day in history marin Marias, composer   

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

Jun 20   Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw on this day in history.   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history 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   The birth of First Quaker colonists land at Boston on this day in history.   

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

Jul 26   Rembrandt declares he is insolvent on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Naples Plague in Italy on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1656 england & France sign peace treaty   

Sep 19   Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg on this day in history.   

Sep 22   All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1656 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   Johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71 in the year 1656.   

Oct 24   In the year 1656 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   Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born on this day in history.   

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   Marin Marias, composer was born in the year 1656.   

Jul 07   On this day in history 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   Thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746) was born in the year 1656.   

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

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

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   On this day in history gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65   

Jun 09   Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies on this day in history.