Historical Events In 1656

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

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1656.  

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   Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1656.  

Apr 10   Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon in the year 1656.  

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

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

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   Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 in the year 1656.  

Jul 11   The birth of First Quaker colonists land at Boston in the year 1656.  

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

Jul 26   In the year 1656 rembrandt declares he is insolvent  

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

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

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   Stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1656.  

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

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

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   Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Aug 06   On this day in history birth of claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)  

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

Sep 14   On this day in history birth of thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746)  

Jan 03   In the year 1656 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   On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 27   In the year 1656 gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65  

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