Historical Events In 1655

Jan 07   Innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80 in the year 1655.  

Jan 14   On this day in history angelo Predieri, composer  

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

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

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   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   On this day in history battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates  

Apr 04   On this day in history battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates  

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   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1655.  

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

Apr 28   English admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet on this day in history.  

May 04   Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder in the year 1655.  

May 10   In the year 1655 jamaica captured by English  

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

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 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   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 in the year 1655.  

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

Jul 30   Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 09   Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts in the year 1655.  

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   In the year 1655 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   In the year 1655 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   In the year 1655 birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized  

Feb 07   In the year 1655 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   Innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 25   On this day in history death of daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580)  

Mar 29   Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66 in the year 1655.  

Apr 06   On this day in history death of david Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591)  

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

Apr 30   Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617) died in the year 1655.  

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.