Historical Events In 1655

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

Jan 14   On this day in history angelo Predieri, composer  

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

Feb 03   Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized on this day in history.  

Feb 07   On this day in history jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)  

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

Apr 04   Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates in the year 1655.  

Apr 04   Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 13   On this day in history adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh is 1st actress in Amsterdam theater  

Jun 26   On this day in history jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent  

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

Jul 27   In the year 1655 jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery  

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

Jul 30   Dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1655 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) in the year 1655.  

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

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

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

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   In the year 1655 birth of louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)  

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

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   On this day in history death of david Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591)  

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

Jul 15   Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570) died in the year 1655.