Historical Events In 1655

Jan 07   On this day in history innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80   

Jan 14   On this day in history angelo Predieri, composer   

Jan 22   In the year 1655 geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)   

Feb 03   Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)   

Feb 16   On this day in history dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker   

Mar 03   Montreal physician offers Canada's first medical insurance on this day in history.   

Mar 25   In the year 1655 christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite)   

Mar 29   On this day in history valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66   

Apr 04   On this day in history battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates   

Apr 04   On this day in history battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates   

Apr 07   Fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1655.   

Apr 26   In the year 1655 dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam   

Apr 28   English admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet in the year 1655.   

May 04   Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder in the year 1655.   

May 10   On this day in history jamaica captured by English   

May 13   Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) in the year 1655.   

Jun 13   In the year 1655 adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh is 1st actress in Amsterdam theater   

Jun 26   Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81   

Jul 27   In the year 1655 jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery   

Jul 28   Cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam in the year 1655.   

Jul 30   Dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram in the year 1655.   

Jul 30   Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Russo-Polish War (1654-1667): the Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years in the year 1655.   

Aug 02   Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts in the year 1655.   

Aug 10   In the year 1655 louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50   

Aug 13   On this day in history johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

Aug 28   On this day in history new Amsterdam & Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service   

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Jan 01   In the year 1655 birth of christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)   

Jan 06   In the year 1655 birth of eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720)   

Jan 06   In the year 1655 birth of jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of angelo Predieri, composer   

Jan 22   In the year 1655 birth of geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)   

Feb 03   Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born in the year 1655.   

Feb 07   Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) was born in the year 1655.   

Jan 07   In the year 1655 innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80   

Feb 25   On this day in history death of daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580)   

Mar 29   Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1655 death of david Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591)   

Apr 14   In the year 1655 johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39   

Apr 30   Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617) died on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81   

Jul 15   Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570) died on this day in history.