Year by year · 17th century

1656

1656 in world history: 2 events, 3 births, 5 deaths, 1 work and 4 states founded. 1,139 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 28 July

    The Battle of Warsaw begins in the Second Northern War

    Near Warsaw, the armies of Sweden and Brandenburg began a battle against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that lasted until 30 July. According to Hajo Holborn, this major clash of the Second Northern War marked the beginning of Prussian military history.

    Second Northern War

  2. War

    First War of Villmergen

    The First War of Villmergen was a brief religious war in the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1656 between the Protestant cantons of Zürich and Bern and the Catholic cantons.

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Born in 1656 3

Died in 1656 5

Works 1

States founded 4

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