On This Day

What Happened in July 1656

Historical Events

  • Jul 11 The first Quakers to land in America (Boston), Englishwomen Ann Austin and Mary Fisher, are arrested and jailed by the Puritan colonial government. After 5 years imprisonment they are deported back to Barbados
  • Jul 18 -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish King Charles X Gustav beats John II Casimir and occupies Warsaw

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Jul 26 Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn declares he is insolvent

Painter Rembrandt van Rijn
Painter
Rembrandt van Rijn

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 7 Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664)

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 2 François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander, dies at 44
  • 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)

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