1659 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1659?
- February 11, 1659 – The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
- May 6, 1659 – English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
- May 25, 1659 – Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
- June 29, 1659 – At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy.
- November 10, 1659 – Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh. This is also recognised as the first defence of Swarajya
- November 17, 1659 – The Peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain.
Who Were Born In The Year 1659?
- January 18, 1659 – Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher (d. 1708)
- February 1, 1659 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
- March 8, 1659 – Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738)
- June 3, 1659 – David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708)
- July 18, 1659 – Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)
- July 28, 1659 – Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)
- September 10, 1659 – Henry Purcell, English composer (d. 1695)
- December 12, 1659 – Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)
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