Historical Events In 1655

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

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

Jan 22   Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand) in the year 1655.   

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

Feb 07   Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) in the year 1655.   

Feb 16   In the year 1655 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   On this day in history christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite)   

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

Apr 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1655 fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII   

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

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

Apr 26   On this day in history dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam   

Apr 28   English admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

May 10   In the year 1655 jamaica captured by English   

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

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris   

Jul 29   In the year 1655 biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam   

Jul 30   On this day in history dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram   

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

Jul 31   In the year 1655 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   On this day in history lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts   

Aug 10   On this day in history louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50   

Aug 13   On this day in history 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   In the year 1655 birth of christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)   

Jan 06   Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1655 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   In the year 1655 birth of jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)   

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

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

Feb 25   Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 14   On this day in history johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39   

Apr 30   Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617) died in the year 1655.   

Jun 30   Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81 in the year 1655.   

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