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Born on Friday February 18, 1656
- Hubert Gerritsz @1, De Waal, Texel, Nh Nederland
- Hans Heinrich Krommelbein, Rixfeld, Duitsland († 1709)
- Ida Haghemans, Beek, Limburg, Nederland
- Heinze Barelds, ,, Ureterp, Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands († 1693)
- Dingman Mathijs Dielissen van Hasselt, Gr. Zundert
- Apollonia (Leuntje) Cornelisdr van Wouw, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1705)
- Apollonia Cornelisdr (Leuntje) Quant van Wouw, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1705)
- Apollonia Cornelisdr (Leuntje) van Wouw, Wassenaar († 1705)
- Gislenus Schoutette
- Jacomijnken Vliet, Kruiningen
Died on Friday February 18, 1656
- Grace Trentham (58), Pattishull, Staffordshire, England
- Walter (Gent) ASTLEY (66)
- Catherine SHELDON, Rocester, Staffordshire, England
- Martinus Johannes Overneij (59)
- Walter Astley (66)
- Martinus Johannes Overney (59), Gaastmeer
- N.N. (61)
- AEsge AEsges (81)
- Aesge Aesges Jellema (van Marshorne) (82), Terzool (Boarnsterhim)
- Mary Sheldon (96), Rocester, Staffordshire, England
Born on February 18
- 1589 » Henry Vane the Elder, English politician († 1655)
- 1589 » Maarten Gerritsz Vries, Dutch explorer († 1646)
- 1602 » Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland († 1680)
- 1609 » Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1674)
- 1626 » Francesco Redi, Italian physician († 1697)
- 1632 » Giovanni Battista Vitali, Italian violinist and composer († 1692)
- 1642 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress († 1698)
- 1658 » Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French philosopher and author († 1743)
- 1732 » Johann Christian Kittel, German organist and composer († 1809)
- 1745 » Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist, invented the battery († 1827)
Died on February 18
- 1546 » Martin Luther, German priest and theologian, leader of the Protestant Reformation (b. 1483)
- 1564 » Michelangelo, Italian sculptor and painter (b. 1475)
- 1654 » Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French author (b. 1594)
- 1658 » John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck, English courtier (b. c. 1591)
- 1683 » Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (b. 1620)
- 1695 » William Phips, governor of Massachusetts (b. 1650)
- 1712 » Louis, Dauphin of France, (b. 1682)
- 1743 » Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1667)
- 1748 » Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)
- 1772 » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician (b. 1712)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1656
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 23 » Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
- July 21 » The Raid on Málaga takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
- July 28 » Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins.
- July 30 » Swedish forces under the command of King Charles X Gustav defeat the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at the Battle of Warsaw.
- October 14 » The US state of Massachusetts enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).