1659 in England
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Events from the year 1659 in England.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Lord Protector - Richard Cromwell (to 25 May)
[edit] Events
- 16 February - the first known cheque (400 pounds) is written[1] (on display at Westminster Abbey).
- 22 April - Lord Protector Richard Cromwell disbands English parliament.
- 22 May - Treaty of The Hague signed by France, Netherlands and England.[2]
- 25 May - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector.[3]
- 12 October - Rump-government fires John Lambert and other generals.
- 13 October - Gen-major John Lambert drives out Rump-government.
- 26 December - Long Parliament reforms in Westminster.
[edit] Births
- 26 March - William Wollaston, philosophical writer (died 1724)
- Humphrey Hody, monk and theologian (died 1707)
[edit] Deaths
- 31 October - John Bradshaw, judge (born 1602)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ William L. R. Cates (1863). The Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall.
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 187-188. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
