Historical Events In 1655

Jan 07   Innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80   

Jan 14   Angelo Predieri, composer.   

Jan 22   Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)   

Feb 03   Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

Feb 07   Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)   

Feb 16   Dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker   

Mar 03   Montreal physician offers Canada's inaugural medical insurance.   

Mar 25   Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite)   

Mar 29   Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66   

Apr 04   Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates.   

Apr 07   In this year, Fabio Chigi adopts in place of Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII   

Apr 08   Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)   

Apr 14   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39   

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

Apr 28   English admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet   

May 04   Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder.   

May 10   Jamaica captured by English   

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

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

Jun 26   Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent.   

Jun 30   Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81   

Jul 27   Jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery   

Jul 28   Cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died   

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

Jul 29   Biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam   

Jul 30   Dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram   

Jul 30   Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47   

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.   

Aug 02   Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83   

Aug 09   Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts   

Aug 10   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50   

Aug 13   Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

Aug 28   New Amsterdam and Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service.   

Aug 29   Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw.   

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Jan 01   Christian thomasius: German jurist    

Jan 06   Eleonore-magdalena of neuburg: Holy roman empire empress    

Jan 06   Jakob bernoulli: Swiss mathematician    

Jan 14   Angelo predieri: Composer   

Jan 22   Geleyn evertsen: Lt-admiral (zealand)   

Feb 03   Francois fagel: Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

Feb 07   Jean-francois regnard: French comedy writer (slave in algeria)   

Apr 08   Louis willem i: Margrave (baden-baden)   

Jan 07   Innocentius x: [giambattista pamfili], pope (1644-55),    

Feb 25   Daniel heinsius: Flemish scholar (b. 1580)   

Mar 29   Valerius andreas: Flemish historian,   

Apr 06   David blondel: French protestant clergyman (b. 1591)   

Apr 14   Johann erasmus kindermann: Composer,    

Apr 30   Eustache le sueur: French painter (b. 1617)   

Jun 30   Jacob boonen: South netherlands clergyman/lawyer,    

Jul 15   Girolamo rainaldi: Italian architect (b. 1570)