1656 in France
Events from the year 1656 in France.Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XIV
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Births
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- April 10 - René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, lord-founder of Rimouski in eastern Quebec, Canada
- April 12 - Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian
- May 31 - Marin Marais, French composer and viol player
- June 5 - Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist
- July 18 - Joachim Bouvet, French Jesuit active in China
- July 20 - Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect
- August 6 - Claude de Forbin, French naval commander
- August 12 - Claude de Visdelou, French missionary
- August 16 - Christian Knaut, German physician
- August 18 - Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter
- September 6 - Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman
- October 20 - Nicolas de Largillière, French painter
- November 18 - Jacques de Tourreil, French lawyer
Deaths
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- January 3 - Mathieu Molé, French statesman
- July 2 - François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander
