Historical Events In 1659

Jan 14   Battle at Elvas Portuguese beat Spanish   

Jan 17   Antonio Veracini, composer.   

Jan 18   Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64.   

Jan 21   Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

Jan 24   Pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris   

Feb 01   Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island).   

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

Feb 16   1st known check (£400) (on display at Westminster Abbey)   

Mar 07   Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido and Aeneas)   

Mar 26   William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher.   

Apr 15   Simon Dach, German poet, dies   

Apr 22   Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament   

May 16   Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist.   

May 22   France, England and Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty.   

May 25   Richard Cromwell steps down as English Lord Protector   

May 31   Netherlands, England and France sign Treaty of The Hague.   

Jun 29   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.   

Jul 23   Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer   

Aug 01   Antoine Mouque, composer.   

Sep 05   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   

Sep 30   Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe).   

Oct 04   Franz Weichlein, composer   

Oct 08   Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary.   

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

Oct 12   English Rump-government fires John Lambert and other generals   

Oct 13   Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt   

Oct 27   Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged.   

Nov 06   Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer.   

Nov 07   Peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV and Spanish king Philip IV.   

Nov 17   Peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain.   

Nov 25   Michiel de Ruyter conquerors Danish city Nyborg.   

Dec 08   Mexican border town Ciudad Juárez is founded by Fray García de San Francisco   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

Jan 17   Antonio veracini: Composer   

Jan 21   Adriaen van der werff: Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

Feb 01   Jacob roggeveen: Dutch swiss lawyer/navigator (easter island)   

Mar 07   Henry purcell: English organist/composer (dido & aeneas)   

Mar 08   Isaac de beausobre: French protestant pastor    

Mar 26   William wollaston: Coton england, philosopher   

May 16   Campegius vitringa: Dutch theologist   

Jun 03   David gregory: Scottish astronomer   

Jan 16   Charles annibal fabrot: French lawyer (b. 1580)   

Jan 18   Benedikt lechler: Composer,   

Feb 17   Abel servien: French diplomat (b. 1593)   

Feb 27   Henry dunster: First president of harvard college (b. 1609)   

Apr 15   Simon dach: German poet,    

Jun 03   Morgan llwyd: Welsh puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619)   

Sep 05   Pieter de carpentier: Flemish gov-gen of neth east-in   

Oct 08   Jean de quen: French jesuit missionary