Notable Deaths - 1656
1656 Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 3 |
Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584) |
Feb 27 |
Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies |
Mar 21 |
Armagh James Ussher, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (claimed world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 |
Mar 31 |
Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64 |
Apr 24 |
Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) |
Apr 27 |
Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 |
Apr 27 |
Jan J van Goyen, Dutch landscape painter, dies at 60 |
Jun 9 |
Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies |
Jul 2 |
François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611) |
Jul 7 |
Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55 |
Jul 8 |
Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 |
Jul 27 |
Salomo Glassius, German theologian (b. 1593) |
Aug 11 |
Prince Octavio Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, Austrian field marshal (b. 1599) |
Sep 8 |
Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (b. 1574) |
Oct 2 |
Stephan Otto, German composer, dies at 53 |
Oct 3 |
Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies of strangury at 72 |
Oct 8 |
Johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71 |
Nov 6 |
Johan IV, duke of Braganca/king of Portugal (1640-56), dies at 52 |
Nov 6 |
Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (b. 1583) |
Keep in touch with us:
beta testing:
nothing here now
