Historical Events In 1655

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

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

Jan 22   Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand) in the year 1655.  

Feb 03   In the year 1655 francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized  

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

Feb 16   On this day in history 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   Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite) in the year 1655.  

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

Apr 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1655 fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII  

Apr 08   In the year 1655 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   In the year 1655 english admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet  

May 04   Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder on this day in history.  

May 10   On this day in history jamaica captured by English  

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

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   Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81 in the year 1655.  

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 in the year 1655.  

Jul 30   In the year 1655 dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram  

Jul 30   On this day in history sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47  

Jul 31   In the year 1655 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 in the year 1655.  

Aug 09   In the year 1655 lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts  

Aug 10   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Aug 13   On this day in history johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)  

Aug 28   On this day in history new Amsterdam & Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service  

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Jan 01   In the year 1655 birth of christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand) was born in the year 1655.  

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   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 in the year 1655.  

Feb 25   In the year 1655 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   In the year 1655 johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39  

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   On this day in history death of girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)