Historical Events In 1659

Jan 14   On this day in history battle at Elvas Portuguese beat Spanish   

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

Jan 17   Antonio Veracini, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1659 adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

Jan 24   Pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

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

Feb 11   On this day in history the assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.   

Feb 16   1st known check (£400) (on display at Westminster Abbey) in the year 1659.   

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

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

Mar 26   In the year 1659 william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

Apr 15   Simon Dach, German poet, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament on this day in history.   

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

May 22   France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty on this day in history.   

May 25   On this day in history richard Cromwell resigns as English Lord Protector   

May 31   Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on this day in history.   

Jun 29   The Russians, led by prince Trubetskoy are defeated by the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky in the Battle of Konotop on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history princess Henriette C of Orange-Nassau weds monarch Johan George II   

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

Aug 01   In the year 1659 antoine Mouque, composer   

Sep 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe)   

Oct 04   On this day in history franz Weichlein, composer   

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

Oct 10   Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 in the year 1659.   

Oct 12   English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals in the year 1659.   

Oct 13   Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt on this day in history.   

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

Nov 06   Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer in the year 1659.   

Nov 07   On this day in history peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV & Spanish king Philip IV   

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

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Jan 17   Antonio Veracini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island) was born on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738)   

Mar 26   On this day in history birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

May 16   On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

Jun 03   David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708) was born in the year 1659.   

Jan 16   Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) died in the year 1659.   

Feb 27   Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) died in the year 1659.   

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

Jun 03   Morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619) died on this day in history.   

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

Oct 08   In the year 1659 death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary