Historical Events In 1659

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

Jan 14   In the year 1659 battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish   

Jan 17   Antonio Veracini, composer in the year 1659.   

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

Jan 21   Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect in the year 1659.   

Jan 24   On this day in history pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris   

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

Feb 16   On this day in history first known check (£400), it is now (on display at Westminster Abbey   

Mar 07   Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 22   In the year 1659 lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament   

May 16   Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist in the year 1659.   

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

May 25   In the year 1659 richard Cromwell resigns as English Lord Protector   

May 31   Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague in the year 1659.   

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

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

Jul 23   On this day in history antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer   

Aug 01   Antoine Mouque, composer in the year 1659.   

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

Sep 30   In the year 1659 peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during Creligious services   

Sep 30   Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Franz Weichlein, composer in the year 1659.   

Oct 08   On this day in history jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary   

Oct 10   On this day in history 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   Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history theodor Schwartzkopff, composer   

Nov 07   In the year 1659 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 in the year 1659.   

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

Feb 01   Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island) was born in the year 1659.   

Mar 07   Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1659 birth of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738)   

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

May 16   In the year 1659 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

Jun 03   On this day in history 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   Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) died in the year 1659.   

Feb 27   In the year 1659 death of henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)   

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 in the year 1659.