Historical Events In 1655

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

Jan 14   In the year 1655 angelo Predieri, composer   

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

Feb 16   Dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker in the year 1655.   

Mar 03   Montreal physician offers Canada's first medical insurance in the year 1655.   

Mar 25   Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite) on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1655 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   In the year 1655 fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII   

Apr 08   On this day in history louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)   

Apr 14   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1655.   

Apr 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1655.   

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

Jul 28   On this day in history cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris   

Jul 29   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1655 alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83   

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 in the year 1655.   

Aug 13   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720)   

Jan 06   Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705) was born in the year 1655.   

Jan 14   In the year 1655 birth of angelo Predieri, composer   

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

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

Feb 07   Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 08   In the year 1655 birth of louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)   

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

Feb 25   Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580) died in the year 1655.   

Mar 29   In the year 1655 valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66   

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

Apr 14   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1655 death of girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)