Historical Events In 1655

Jan 07   Innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Angelo Predieri, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1655 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) 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) in the year 1655.   

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

Apr 04   In the year 1655 battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates   

Apr 04   In the year 1655 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   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   On this day in history english admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet   

May 04   In the year 1655 bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

May 10   Jamaica captured by English in the year 1655.   

May 13   In the year 1655 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   On this day in history jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery   

Jul 28   In the year 1655 cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died   

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 in the year 1655.   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1655 sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47   

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 in the year 1655.   

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   Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) in the year 1655.   

Aug 28   New Amsterdam & Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728) was born in the year 1655.   

Jan 06   In the year 1655 birth of eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720)   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) was born in the year 1655.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   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   In the year 1655 death of girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)