What is 1659?
{{Year nav|1659}} {{Year in various calendars|1659}} {{Year article header|1659}} ==Events== * [[February 16]] &ndash; The first known [[cheque]] (400 pounds) is written.<ref>On display at [[Westminster Abbey]].</ref> * [[May 21]] &ndash; The [[Kingdom of France]], the [[Commonwealth of England]] and the [[Dutch Republic]] sign the [[Concert of The Hague (1659)|Treaty of The Hague]]. * [[Thomas Hobbes]] publishes ''De Homine''. * Drought occurs in India. * [[Christiaan Huygens]] writes ''Systema Saturnium''. {{births}} {{deaths}} * [[Abel Tasman]], Dutch explorer ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1659| ]]