Historical Events In 1656

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

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

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   1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland on this day in history.  

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

Feb 20   In the year 1656 james Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76  

Feb 20   In the year 1656 johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised  

Feb 22   In the year 1656 new Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site  

Feb 27   In the year 1656 johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies  

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 in the year 1656.  

Mar 31   On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64  

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   Marin Marias, composer in the year 1656.  

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

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   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   The birth of First Quaker colonists land at Boston on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history england & France sign peace treaty  

Sep 19   Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg in the year 1656.  

Sep 22   All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) in the year 1656.  

Oct 02   Stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1656.  

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

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

Oct 08   In the year 1656 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1656 birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician  

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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1656 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   On this day in history death of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)  

Apr 27   Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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