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 in the year 1655.  

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

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

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

Feb 16   Dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker on this day in history.  

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

Apr 07   On this day in history fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII  

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

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

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

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

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

May 10   Jamaica captured by English in the year 1655.  

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1655.  

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

Jul 29   Biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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   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   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 in the year 1655.  

Aug 13   Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01   Christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728) was born in the year 1655.  

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

Jan 06   Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705) was born in the year 1655.  

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

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

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

Feb 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 30   On this day in history death of eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)  

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

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