What happened 1656 AD

Washington's great-grandfather John Washington immigrated in 1656 from Sulgrave, England, to the British Colony of Virginia where he accumulated 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of land, including Little Hunting Creek on the Potomac River.

The founder of the town of Rimouski, René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, was born in Ouanne, Burgundy, France.

The Austrian composer and organist, Georg Reutter, was born in Vienna.