Historical Events In 1655

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

Jan 14   In the year 1655 angelo Predieri, composer   

Jan 22   On this day in history geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)   

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

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

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   Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite) in the year 1655.   

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

Apr 04   Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates in the year 1655.   

Apr 04   Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates in the year 1655.   

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

Apr 08   In the year 1655 louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)   

Apr 14   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 28   On this day in history english admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet   

May 04   In the year 1655 bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

May 10   Jamaica captured by English in the year 1655.   

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

Jun 13   On this day in history adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh is 1st actress in Amsterdam theater   

Jun 26   On this day in history jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent   

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

Jul 27   Jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery in the year 1655.   

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   In the year 1655 biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam   

Jul 30   Dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram on this day in history.   

Jul 30   On this day in history sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47   

Jul 31   On this day in history russo-Polish War (1654-1667): the Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.   

Aug 02   Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83 in the year 1655.   

Aug 09   Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)   

Jan 06   Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720) was born in the year 1655.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)   

Jan 14   Angelo Predieri, composer was born in the year 1655.   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)   

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

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

Apr 08   In the year 1655 birth of louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)   

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

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

Mar 29   Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66 in the year 1655.   

Apr 06   David Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591) died in the year 1655.   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1655 death of eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)   

Jun 30   Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jul 15   On this day in history death of girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)