Ireland

Birth of Nicholas Brad, Anglican clergyman and poet, in Bandon, Co. Cork

General George Monk proclaimed the Protectorate at Mercat Cross.

Act for Convicting, Discovering and Repressing of Popish Recusants is passed

The Settlement Act for the Assuming, Confirming and Settling of Lands and Estates in Ireland is passed

Birth of Sir Richard Levinge, Tory politician and Speaker of the House of Commons

William Molyneux, statesman, philosopher and scientist, is born in Dublin

William Molyneux FRS (17 April 1656 – 11 October 1698) was an Anglo-Irish writer on science, politics and natural philosophy.

Bishop James Ussher, died

James Ussher, the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, indeed died in 1656. He was a highly regarded scholar and theologian, best known for his work in biblical chronology. Ussher is perhaps most famous for his attempt to calculate the age of the Earth based on the information provided in the Bible.

The first Protectorate parliament meets; Ireland is represented by 30 members

Birth in Midleton, Co. Cork of Thomas Brodrick, politician in Irish and British Houses of Commons who led the inquiry into the South Sea Bubble

Thomas Brodrick, born in Midleton, County Cork, in 1654, was a prominent Irish politician who played a significant role in both the Irish and British Houses of Commons. He is perhaps best known for leading the parliamentary inquiry into the South Sea Bubble, one of the most infamous financial crises in British history.

The Ordinance of Union comes into effect, uniting Ireland and Scotland with England