Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg   

Jan 17   Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales in the year 1656.   

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1656 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   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   In the year 1656 jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam   

Mar 21   In the year 1656 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 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   In the year 1656 marin Marias, composer   

Jun 09   Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies in the year 1656.   

Jun 20   On this day in history polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw   

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

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 in the year 1656.   

Jul 11   In the year 1656 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   Rembrandt declares he is insolvent in the year 1656.   

Sep 01   In the year 1656 naples Plague in Italy   

Sep 15   England & France sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1656.   

Oct 02   In the year 1656 stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53   

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

Oct 24   Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant in the year 1656.   

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Feb 20   In the year 1656 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   In the year 1656 birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)   

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 in the year 1656.   

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   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 in the year 1656.   

Feb 27   In the year 1656 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   On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 24   Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) died in the year 1656.   

Apr 27   On this day in history gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65   

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