Historical Events In 1659

Jan 14   Battle at Elvas Portuguese beat Spanish in the year 1659.   

Jan 14   Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1659 antonio Veracini, composer   

Jan 18   Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1659 pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris   

Feb 01   On this day in history jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)   

Feb 11   The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses in the year 1659.   

Feb 16   On this day in history 1st known check (£400) (on display at Westminster Abbey)   

Feb 16   First known check (£400), it is now (on display at Westminster Abbey in the year 1659.   

Mar 07   On this day in history henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)   

Mar 26   William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1659 simon Dach, German poet, dies   

Apr 22   Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament in the year 1659.   

May 16   Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist on this day in history.   

May 22   On this day in history france, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty   

May 25   Richard Cromwell resigns as English Lord Protector in the year 1659.   

May 31   On this day in history netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague   

Jun 29   In the year 1659 the Russians, led by prince Trubetskoy are defeated by the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky in the Battle of Konotop.   

Jul 16   Princess Henriette C of Orange-Nassau weds monarch Johan George II in the year 1659.   

Jul 23   Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Antoine Mouque, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 05   In the year 1659 pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71   

Sep 30   Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during Creligious services in the year 1659.   

Sep 30   Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe) in the year 1659.   

Oct 04   Franz Weichlein, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary on this day in history.   

Oct 10   In the year 1659 able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56   

Oct 12   On this day in history english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals   

Oct 13   On this day in history gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt   

Oct 27   On this day in history marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged   

Nov 06   On this day in history theodor Schwartzkopff, composer   

Nov 07   Peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV & Spanish king Philip IV in the year 1659.   

Nov 17   On this day in history peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain.   

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Jan 17   On this day in history birth of antonio Veracini, composer   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

Feb 01   In the year 1659 birth of jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)   

Mar 07   In the year 1659 birth of henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)   

Mar 08   Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born in the year 1659.   

Mar 26   William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born in the year 1659.   

May 16   Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

Jun 03   In the year 1659 birth of david Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708)   

Jan 16   In the year 1659 death of charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)   

Jan 18   In the year 1659 benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 17   In the year 1659 death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

Feb 27   Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) died on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history simon Dach, German poet, dies   

Jun 03   Morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619) died in the year 1659.   

Sep 05   On this day in history pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71   

Oct 08   Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary died on this day in history.