Historical Events In 1659

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

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

Jan 17   In the year 1659 antonio Veracini, composer   

Jan 18   Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1659.   

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

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

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

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   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   In the year 1659 william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

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

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

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

May 31   In the year 1659 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1659 english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals   

Oct 13   In the year 1659 gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt   

Oct 27   Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged in the year 1659.   

Nov 06   Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1659 peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV & Spanish king Philip IV   

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

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Jan 17   In the year 1659 birth of antonio Veracini, composer   

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

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

Mar 07   Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) was born in the year 1659.   

Mar 08   Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1659 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580) died in the year 1659.   

Jan 18   On this day in history benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 17   On this day in history death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

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

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

Jun 03   In the year 1659 death of morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619)   

Sep 05   In the year 1659 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.