Who Was Alive in 1656

13 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1656

Oliver Cromwell

Oliver CromwellAge 57

1599–1658 · Politics & Leadership

Lord Protector of England

Diego Velázquez

Diego VelázquezAge 57

1599–1660 · Art

Spanish painter of Las Meninas

Rembrandt

RembrandtAge 50

1606–1669 · Art

Dutch Golden Age master painter

Molière

1622–1673 · Literature

French playwright and actor

Blaise Pascal

Blaise PascalAge 33

1623–1662 · Science & Invention

Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées

John Locke

John LockeAge 24

1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought

Father of liberalism

Johannes Vermeer

Johannes VermeerAge 24

1632–1675 · Art

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Christopher Wren

Christopher WrenAge 24

1632–1723 · Art

Architect of St Paul's Cathedral

Baruch Spinoza

Baruch SpinozaAge 24

1632–1677 · Philosophy & Thought

Dutch rationalist philosopher of the Ethics

Louis XIV

Louis XIVAge 18

1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership

The Sun King of France

Isaac Newton

Isaac NewtonAge 13

1643–1727 · Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Matsuo Bashō

Matsuo BashōAge 12

1644–1694 · Literature

Japanese master of haiku

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 10

1646–1716 · Science & Invention

Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Also Born in 1656

1656–1742 · born November 8

English astronomer, mathematician and physicist (1656–1742)

Also Died in 1656

1596–1656 · died April 27

Dutch landscape painter (1596–1656)

1581–1656 · died March 21

Anglican Archbishop of Armagh (1581–1656)

Sources

1656 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
Oliver Cromwell — Wikipedia
Diego Velázquez — Wikipedia
Rembrandt — Wikipedia
Molière — Wikipedia
Blaise Pascal — Wikipedia
John Locke — Wikipedia
Johannes Vermeer — Wikipedia
Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
Baruch Spinoza — Wikipedia
Louis XIV — Wikipedia
Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
Matsuo Bashō — Wikipedia
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia

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