Historical Events In 1656

Jan 08   Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands).   

Jan 17   Brandenburg and Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg   

Jan 23   In this year, Blaise Pascal publishes the inaugural of his Lettres provinciales   

Jan 24   1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland   

Jan 24   The inaugural Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland   

Feb 20   James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76.   

Feb 20   Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

Feb 22   New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site   

Feb 27   Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

Mar 10   Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician.   

Mar 13   Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam   

Mar 21   Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76.   

Mar 31   Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64.   

Apr 10   Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon   

Apr 27   Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65   

May 31   Marin Marias, composer.   

Jun 09   Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies.   

Jun 20   Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw   

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

Jul 07   Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55.   

Jul 08   Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64.   

Jul 11   inaugural Quaker colonists land at Boston is born.   

Jul 18   -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir and occupies Warsaw.   

Jul 26   Rembrandt declares he is insolvent.   

Sep 01   Naples Plague in Italy   

Sep 15   England and France sign peace treaty.   

Sep 19   Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg   

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

Oct 02   Stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53.   

Oct 02   US colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers   

Oct 03   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.   

Oct 24   Treaty of Vilnius: Russia and Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant.   

Oct 29   Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

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Feb 20   Johannes schenck: German/neth composer, baptised   

Mar 10   Adolf h van rechteren: Dutch diplomat/politician   

Apr 10   René lepage de ste-claire: Lord-founder of the town of rimouski, in new france   

May 31   Marin marias: Composer   

Jul 07   Guru har krishan: 8th guru of sikhism    

Aug 06   Claude de forbin: French naval commander   

Sep 06   Guillaume dubois: French cardinal and statesman   

Sep 14   Thomas baker: British antiquarian   

Jan 03   Mathieu molé: French statesman (b. 1584)   

Feb 20   James ussher: Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop,   

Feb 27   Johan van heemskerk: Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter,    

Mar 21   Armagh james ussher: Archbishop (said world began 4004 bc),   

Mar 31   Pierre de la barre: Composer,   

Apr 24   Thomas fincke: Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)   

Apr 27   Gerard van honthorst: Painter,    

Jun 09   Thomas tomkins: Composer,