Historical Events In 1655

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

Jan 14   In the year 1655 angelo Predieri, composer   

Jan 22   Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 04   Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates on this day in history.   

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   Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) in the year 1655.   

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   On this day in history 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   Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 26   Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent in the year 1655.   

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

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

Jul 29   In the year 1655 biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam   

Jul 30   On this day in history dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram   

Jul 30   Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83 in the year 1655.   

Aug 09   Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts in the year 1655.   

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   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 in the year 1655.   

Jan 06   Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of angelo Predieri, composer   

Jan 22   On this day in history 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 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   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   On this day in history 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   Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570) died in the year 1655.