Historical Events In 1655

Jan 07   In the year 1655 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 in the year 1655.   

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

Feb 16   Dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker in the year 1655.   

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

Mar 25   Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite) on this day in history.   

Mar 29   Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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   Fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII in the year 1655.   

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   In the year 1655 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   In the year 1655 bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

May 10   In the year 1655 jamaica captured by English   

May 13   Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) in the year 1655.   

Jun 13   Adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh is 1st actress in Amsterdam theater on this day in history.   

Jun 26   In the year 1655 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 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 13   On this day in history 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   In the year 1655 birth of jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)   

Jan 14   Angelo Predieri, composer was born in the year 1655.   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)   

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

Feb 07   Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 14   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1655.   

Apr 30   On this day in history death of eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)   

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.