1659 Calendar
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1659 Historical Event(s)
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 On 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)