Historical Events In 1655
Thursday, 06 May 2021
Jan 07 In the year 1655 innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80
Jan 14 Angelo Predieri, composer on this day in history.
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 in the year 1655.
Mar 25 Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite) on this day in history.
Mar 29 Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66 in the year 1655.
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 on this day in history.
Apr 07 Fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII on this day in history.
Apr 08 On this day in history 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 in the year 1655.
Apr 28 English admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet in the year 1655.
May 04 On this day in history bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder
May 10 Jamaica captured by English on this day in history.
May 13 On this day in history 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 Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
Jul 27 Jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Jul 29 Biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.
Jul 30 Dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram in the year 1655.
Jul 30 On this day in history sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47
Jul 31 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Aug 13 Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) on this day in history.
Aug 28 New Amsterdam & Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service on this day in history.
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