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Born on Tuesday February 22, 1656
- Albertus Hendricus Schotanus, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1706)
- Jacob Gerits, Horst
- Gerrit Huijbertsz. Duijnstee, Wassenaar
- Anna Dorothea van Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, Waldenburg († 1724)
- Joanna Claudina BELOT, Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, Franche-Comté, France
- Anna Saur, Genkingen, Wuerttenberg, Germany
- Gerrit Huibertsz DuijnSTEE, Wassenaar
- Albertus Hendricus Albert Hendriks Schotanus à Sterringa Starrenga ,raadordinaris,raad ordinaris in den hove van Friesland, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1703)
- Gilbert DENIZON, Saint-Hilaire,03440,Allier,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1710)
- Anna Dorothea von Hohenlohe, Waldenburg, Württemberg, Germany († 1724)
Died on Tuesday February 22, 1656
- Aleyd Hendricks de Bie (73), Sprang, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Heelken (Heiltje, Eelken, Aleyt) Hendricks Jans (73), Sprang
- Aleijd Hendricks de Bie (73), Sprang
- Aleyt Heelken Jans (73), Sprang
- Anneke Jans
- Alijd Hendricksdr. de Bie (73), Sprang-Capelle, NB, Nederland
- Aleyd Hendricks de Bie (73), Sprang, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Maeijken Adriaen Jan Leijs (47), Loenhout (B)
- Anneke Jans (36), Schildwolde
- Aleidt Hendricks de Bie (73), Sprang
Born on February 22
- 1520 » Moses Isserles, Polish rabbi († 1572)
- 1550 » Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg († 1616)
- 1592 » Nicholas Ferrar, English scholar († 1637)
- 1631 » Peder Syv, Danish historian († 1702)
- 1649 » Bon Boullogne, French painter († 1717)
- 1715 » Charles-Nicolas Cochin, French artist († 1790)
- 1732 » George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States († 1799)
- 1749 » Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist and theorist († 1818)
- 1778 » Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator († 1860)
- 1788 » Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author († 1860)
Died on February 22
- 1500 » Gerhard VI, German nobleman (b. 1430)
- 1511 » Henry, duke of Cornwall (b. 1511)
- 1512 » Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer (b. 1454)
- 1627 » Olivier van Noort, Dutch explorer (b. 1558)
- 1674 » Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (b. 1595)
- 1680 » La Voisin, French occultist (b. 1640)
- 1690 » Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (b. 1619)
- 1731 » Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1638)
- 1732 » Francis Atterbury, English bishop (b. 1663)
- 1799 » Heshen, Chinese politician (b. 1750)
Names that were popular for boys in 1656
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- John
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jean
- Thomas
- Johann
- Jacobus
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- William
Names that were popular for girls in 1656
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Jeanne
- Sarah
- Margaretha
- Johanna
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).