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 in the year 1655.   

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

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

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

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) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1655 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) in the year 1655.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 04   On this day in history bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

May 10   Jamaica captured by English in the year 1655.   

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   Cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Aug 10   In the year 1655 louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50   

Aug 13   In the year 1655 johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

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

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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   Angelo Predieri, composer was born in the year 1655.   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)   

Feb 03   In the year 1655 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 on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history death of eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)   

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

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