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 in the year 1655.  

Jan 22   Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand) on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 16   On this day in history 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   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   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   On this day in history louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)  

Apr 14   In the year 1655 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   In the year 1655 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   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 in the year 1655.  

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   In the year 1655 jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery  

Jul 28   Cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died in the year 1655.  

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 in the year 1655.  

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 in the year 1655.  

Aug 02   In the year 1655 alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83  

Aug 09   In the year 1655 lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts  

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

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   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 in the year 1655.  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1655 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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 08   On this day in history 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   Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580) died on this day in history.  

Mar 29   In the year 1655 valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66  

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

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

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

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

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