Historical Events In 1655

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

Jan 14   On this day in history angelo Predieri, composer   

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

Feb 03   Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1655 dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker   

Mar 03   Montreal physician offers Canada's first medical insurance on this day in history.   

Mar 25   In the year 1655 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 in the year 1655.   

Apr 04   Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates in the year 1655.   

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   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   On this day in history english admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet   

May 04   In the year 1655 bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

May 10   Jamaica captured by English in the year 1655.   

May 13   On this day in history innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)   

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

Jun 26   On this day in history jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent   

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   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   Dutch troops occupy Fort Assahudi Seram in the year 1655.   

Jul 30   Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47 in the year 1655.   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1655 birth of eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720)   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

Feb 07   On this day in history birth of jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history 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   Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617) died on this day in history.   

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

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