Historical Events In 1655

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

Jan 14   In the year 1655 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   In the year 1655 dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker   

Mar 03   On this day in history montreal physician offers Canada's first medical insurance   

Mar 25   On this day in history 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   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   Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) in the year 1655.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 13   On this day in history 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   In the year 1655 jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81   

Jul 27   Jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery in the year 1655.   

Jul 28   In the year 1655 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   On this day in history dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 09   Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50   

Aug 13   In the year 1655 johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720)   

Jan 06   Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1655 birth of angelo Predieri, composer   

Jan 22   In the year 1655 birth of geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1655 death of daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580)   

Mar 29   On this day in history valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66   

Apr 06   In the year 1655 death of david Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591)   

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   On this day in history jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81   

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