1656 in France explained

Events from the year 1656 in France.

Incumbents

- - - - April 10 - René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, lord-founder of Rimouski in eastern Quebec, Canada (d. 1718)
April 12 - Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian (d. 1738)
May 31 - Marin Marais, French composer and viol player (d. 1728)
June 5 - Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (d. 1708)
July 18 - Joachim Bouvet, French Jesuit active in China (d. 1730)
July 20 - Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (d. 1723)
August 6 - Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)
August 12 - Claude de Visdelou, French missionary (d. 1737)
August 16 - Christian Knaut, German physician (d. 1716)
August 18 - Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter (d. 1743)
September 6 - Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723)
October 20 - Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)
November 18 - Jacques de Tourreil, French lawyer (d. 1714)