Historical Events In 1656

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

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   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   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 in the year 1656.   

Feb 20   In the year 1656 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   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   In the year 1656 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   On this day in history thomas Tomkins, composer, dies   

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64   

Jul 11   The birth of First Quaker colonists land at Boston on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history naples Plague in Italy   

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

Oct 02   Stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 03   On this day in history myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown)   

Oct 08   Johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71 in the year 1656.   

Oct 24   On this day in history treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant   

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Feb 20   On this day in history 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 in the year 1656.   

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

Sep 06   Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 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 in the year 1656.