What happened in 1659?
47 recorded events in 1659, including 13 in people, 12 in wars & conflicts and 9 in architecture & engineering. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 12
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Battle of Konotop
1659 battle during Russo-Polish War
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Battle of Nyborg
1659 Swedish-Danish battle
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Esopus Wars
Two localized conflicts between Dutch settlers and the Esopus tribe of Lenape Indians during the latter half of the 17th century
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Battle of Pratapgarh
1659 battle in India
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Assault on Copenhagen
1659 part of the Second Northern War
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Battle of the Lines of Elvas
Was fought on 14 January 1659, in Elvas, between Portugal and Spain
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Battle of Myadel
1659 battle
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Battle of Kolhapur
1659 battle between the Maratha Empire and the Adilshahi dynasty
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Siege of Stettin
Siege in 1659 during the Second Northern War of 1655–1660
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Battle of Khajwa
1659 battle
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Battle of Grudziądz
1659 battle
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Battle of Margão
1659 battle
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of the Pyrenees
1659 border treaty between France and Spain
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People 13
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Abel Tasman died
Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant (1603–1659)
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Patriarch Gabriel II of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Patriarch Joannicius II of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Michał Boym died
Jesuit missionary into China
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Manuel Dias died
Portuguese Jesuit missionary in China (1574–1659)
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Willem Verstegen died
Dutch trader and explorer
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Jean de Quen died
French Jesuit missionary
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Oluf van Steenwinckel died
Danish engineer
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Étienne Noël died
French theologian
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John Lowin died
British actor (1576-1659)
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Yamamoto Tsunetomo born
Born in Saga. Samurai (1659-1719).
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Georg Ernst Stahl born
Born in Ansbach. German physician and chemist (1659-1734).
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Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt born
Born in Copenhagen. Swedish general (1659–1719).
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Religion & Belief Systems 9
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Shah Jahan Mosque
Mosque in Pakistan
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Roman Catholic cathedral in Hangzhou, China
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Saleh Kamboh Mosque
Mosque in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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Fazil Ahmet Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Macedonia
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Synagogue in Nowy Korczyn
Synagogue in Nowy Korczyn (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Radha Binod Temple
Temple in Bishnupur
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Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lure
Abbey located in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in France
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Cunéy sanctuary
Sanctuary in Aosta Valley
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Kurshum Mosque, Pazardzhik
Kurshum Mosque, Pazardzhik (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Bakhtrioni Uprising
1659 battle
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Odjak of Algiers Revolution
1659 revolution
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower
Tower in Malta
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Ħamrija Tower
Tower
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Duomo di San Cassiano
Church in Comacchio (FE)
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Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Stade
Church in Stade, Germany
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San Martino basilica
Church building in Alzano Lombardo, Italy
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Xrobb l-Għaġin Tower
Tower in Malta
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Hadâmbu Monastery
Heritage site in Iași County, Romania
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Church of the saint Guardian Angel
Church building in Alcamo, Italy
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Church of St. Nicholas Penskaya
Church building in Yaroslavl, Russia
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Empires & Countries 1
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Saadi dynasty dissolved
Saadi dynasty ceased to exist, having been centered at Fez.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1659 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1659.
1650s 1
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Troitse-Gledensky Monastery
Monastery in Russia
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