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 in the year 1656.   

Jan 17   In the year 1656 brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg   

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   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   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised on this day in history.   

Feb 22   New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site on this day in history.   

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

Mar 10   In the year 1656 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   On this day in history 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 10   Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon on this day in history.   

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

May 31   Marin Marias, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jun 20   Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw in the year 1656.   

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 in the year 1656.   

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   On this day in history rembrandt declares he is insolvent   

Sep 01   In the year 1656 naples Plague in Italy   

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

Sep 19   In the year 1656 treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg   

Sep 22   All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1656 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) 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   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born in the year 1656.   

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

Apr 10   In the year 1656 birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)   

May 31   In the year 1656 birth of marin Marias, composer   

Jul 07   Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) was born in the year 1656.   

Sep 06   On this day in history birth of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723)   

Sep 14   In the year 1656 birth of thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746)   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584)   

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