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   In the year 1656 brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg   

Jan 23   In the year 1656 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 in the year 1656.   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1656 dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon   

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

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

Jul 01   On this day in history 1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested)   

Jul 07   Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1656.   

Jul 18   -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir & occupies Warsaw on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Rembrandt declares he is insolvent in the year 1656.   

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

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   On this day in history stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53   

Oct 02   On this day in history uS colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers   

Oct 03   Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1656 treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant   

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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   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   In the year 1656 birth of claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)   

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

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

Feb 27   On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

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

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

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