Notable Historical Events - 1659
1659 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 14 |
Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish |
Jan 24 |
Pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris |
Feb 11 |
The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses. |
Feb 16 |
1st known cheque (£400) (on display at Westminster Abbey) |
Apr 22 |
Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament |
May 22 |
France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty |
May 25 |
Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England. Many pubs in England have since been called "Tumbeldown Dick" in his memory. |
May 31 |
Netherlands, England & 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. |
Sep 30 |
Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Daniel Defoe) |
Sep 30 |
Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in US) |
Oct 12 |
English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals |
Oct 13 |
Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-government |
Nov 7 |
Peace of Pyreneeen: French King Louis XIV & 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 8 |
Mexican border town Ciudad Juárez is founded by Fray García de San Francisco. |
Dec 16 |
General Monck demands free parliamentary election in Scotland |
Dec 26 |
Long Parliament reforms in Westminster |
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