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   On this day in history geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)  

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

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

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

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   In the year 1655 battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates  

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

Apr 07   Fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1655 louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)  

Apr 14   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Apr 26   In the year 1655 dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam  

Apr 28   On this day in history english admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet  

May 04   On this day in history 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) 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   In the year 1655 jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent  

Jun 30   On this day in history jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81  

Jul 27   On this day in history jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery  

Jul 28   Cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died on this day in history.  

Jul 28   On this day in history cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris  

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 in the year 1655.  

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   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 in the year 1655.  

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   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   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   On this day in history birth of angelo Predieri, composer  

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

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

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

Apr 08   Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25   Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580) died in the year 1655.  

Mar 29   In the year 1655 valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66  

Apr 06   David Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591) died on this day in history.  

Apr 14   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Apr 30   In the year 1655 death of eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)  

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

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