11 February 1659Siege of CopenhagenMichael Adriaanszoon de Ruyter
Drives the Swedes away from Copenhagen
Historical records for Netherlands in 1659, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Drives the Swedes away from Copenhagen
Transports a Danish-Allied Army from Jutland to Fyn. Michael de Ruyter defeats the Swedish under Philip of Sulzbach
Death of Abel Janszoon Tasman
The Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens observed Saturn in 1659, and solved the mystery, realizing that the "arms" around Saturn were really a system of rings. He also was the first to observe Saturns moon Titan
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