Historical Events In 1655

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

Jan 14   Angelo Predieri, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 07   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates   

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

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   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1655.   

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

Apr 28   In the year 1655 english admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet   

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

May 10   In the year 1655 jamaica captured by English   

May 13   Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) in the year 1655.   

Jun 13   Adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh is 1st actress in Amsterdam theater in the year 1655.   

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

Jun 30   Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jul 27   On this day in history 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   Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1655.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1655.   

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   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   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 in the year 1655.   

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

Feb 25   Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580) died on this day in history.   

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

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   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   Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570) died on this day in history.