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

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

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

Apr 04   On this day in history battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates   

Apr 04   On this day in history battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates   

Apr 07   On this day in history fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII   

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

Apr 14   In the year 1655 johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39   

Apr 26   Dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

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

May 10   Jamaica captured by English on this day in history.   

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   Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81 in the year 1655.   

Jul 27   Jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery on this day in history.   

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

Jul 28   Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1655.   

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

Aug 10   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 in the year 1655.   

Aug 13   Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) on this day in history.   

Aug 28   New Amsterdam & Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service in the year 1655.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)   

Jan 06   In the year 1655 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 in the year 1655.   

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

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

Feb 25   In the year 1655 death of daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580)   

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

Apr 06   David Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591) died in the year 1655.   

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

Jul 15   On this day in history death of girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)