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

Jan 24   In the year 1656 the first Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland   

Feb 20   James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site   

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 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   In the year 1656 pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

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

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

May 31   In the year 1656 marin Marias, composer   

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

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg in the year 1656.   

Sep 22   In the year 1656 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   In the year 1656 uS colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers   

Oct 03   Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1656.   

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   On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

Mar 10   Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born in the year 1656.   

Apr 10   On this day in history birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)   

May 31   Marin Marias, composer was born in the year 1656.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1656.   

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.