Important Historical Events of the year 1656, Year 1656 in History

List of 1656 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1656

What happened in the year 1656?

Date Event
January 23, 1656 Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
July 21, 1656 The Raid on Málaga takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
July 28, 1656 Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins.
July 30, 1656 The Battle of Warsaw ends with a Swedish-Brandenburger victory over a larger Polish-Lithuanian force.
October 14, 1656 The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends.