Historical Events In 1655

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

Jan 14   Angelo Predieri, composer on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1655 dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker   

Mar 03   In the year 1655 montreal physician offers Canada's first medical insurance   

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   In the year 1655 battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates   

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

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

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   Jamaica captured by English on this day in history.   

May 13   Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 26   In the year 1655 jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent   

Jun 30   In the year 1655 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   On this day in history cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died   

Jul 28   Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris in the year 1655.   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1655 dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 13   In the year 1655 johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

Aug 28   New Amsterdam & Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service in the year 1655.   

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Jan 01   Christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 14   In the year 1655 birth of angelo Predieri, composer   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1655 birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

Feb 07   In the year 1655 birth of jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 06   David Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 30   In the year 1655 jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81   

Jul 15   In the year 1655 death of girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)