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

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

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   In the year 1655 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   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   On this day in history johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39  

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

Apr 28   English admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet in the year 1655.  

May 04   Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder in the year 1655.  

May 10   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1655 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83  

Aug 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1655 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   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 in the year 1655.  

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

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

Apr 08   In the year 1655 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   Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580) died in the year 1655.  

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

Apr 06   On this day in history death of david Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591)  

Apr 14   On this day in history johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39  

Apr 30   Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617) died in the year 1655.  

Jun 30   In the year 1655 jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81  

Jul 15   Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570) died in the year 1655.