Historical Events In 1656

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

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   In the year 1656 blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.  

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1656 new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site  

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

Mar 10   On this day in history adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician  

Mar 13   On this day in history jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam  

Mar 21   Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Apr 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1656 1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested)  

Jul 07   Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55 in the year 1656.  

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

Jul 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 01   Naples Plague in Italy in the year 1656.  

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

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

Sep 22   On this day in history all female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her)  

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

Oct 02   US colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1656 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised  

Mar 10   In the year 1656 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   In the year 1656 birth of marin Marias, composer  

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 in the year 1656.  

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

Sep 14   Thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1656.  

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 24   In the year 1656 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   On this day in history thomas Tomkins, composer, dies