// Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Events April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Events and Trends Permanent Dutch settlement of New York Bay and the Hudson River. ... Events and Trends Thirty Years War in full swing in Europe September 8, 1636 - A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes Harvard College as the first college founded in the Americas. ... Events and Trends The personal union of the crowns of Spain and Portugal ends due to a revolution in the latter (1640). ... Significant Events and Trends World Leaders King Frederick III of Denmark (1648 - 1670). ... Events and Trends Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary in 1660 and ends it, due to failing eyesight in 1669. ... Events and Trends Newton and Leibniz independently discover calculus. ... Events and Trends The Treaty of Ratisbon between France and England in 1684 ended the Age of Buccaneers. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... See also: 1654 in literature, other events of 1655, 1656 in literature, list of years in literature. ... The year 1655 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ... 1654 colonial governors - Events of 1655 - 1656 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1655 Portugal Angola - Luís Mendes de Sousa, Governor of Angola (1654-1658) Categories: 1655 | Lists of colonial governors by year ... 1654 state leaders - Events of 1655 - 1656 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1655 List of international organization leaders in 1655 List of colonial governors in 1655 Asia China Qing Dynasty - Shunzhi, Emperor of China (1644-1661) Southern Ming - Prince of Gui, Emperor...

Events

• March 25 - Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens.
• April 7 - Fabio Chigi becomes Pope Alexander VII
• April - Admiral Robert Blake severely damages the arsenal of the Bey of Tunis.
• May 10 - English troops land on Jamaica
• August 9 - Oliver Cromwell divides England into districts under major-generals

• New Sweden (Delaware) attacked and captured by Dutch forces.
• The Bibliotheca Thysiana is erected, the only surviving 17th century example in the Netherlands of a building that was designed as a library.
• Emperor Go-Sai ascends to the throne of Japan

March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... Atmospheric characteristics Pressure 146. ... Christiaan Huygens Christiaan Huygens (approximate pronunciation: HOW-khens; SAMPA /h9yGEns/ or /h@YG@ns/) (April 14, 1629–July 8, 1695), was a Dutch mathematician and physicist; born in The Hague as the son of Constantijn Huygens. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Alexander VII, né Fabio Chigi (February 13, 1599 – May 22, 1667) was Pope from April 7, 1655 until his death in 1667. ... Look up April in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Robert Blake, General at Sea, 1599–1657 by Henry Perronet Briggs, painted 1829. ... Bey is the Turkish word for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper, 1657. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... New Sweden, or Nya Sverige, was a small Swedish settlement along the Delaware River on the Mid-Atlantic coast of North America. ... University Library Leiden in 1610 from Woudanus in Stedeboeck der Nederlanden, Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu, 1649. ... Emperor Go-Sai (jp: 後西天皇), also called Emperor Go-Saiin (後西院天皇) (January 1, 1638 – March 22, 1685) was the 111th imperial ruler of Japan. ...

Births

• January 1 - Christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)
• May 4 - Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (d. 1731)
• May 13 - Pope Innocent XIII (d. 1724)
• November 24 - King Charles XI of Sweden (d. 1697)
• December 28 - Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698)
• Zumbi, runaway slave in Brazil (d. 1695)

See also Category:1655 births. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Christian Thomasius (January 1, 1655 _ September 23, German jurist and publicist. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (May 4, 1655 - January 27, 1732) was an Italian maker of musical instruments, generally regarded as the inventor of the piano. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... Innocent XIII, né Michelangelo dei Conti (Poli, near Rome, May 13, 1655 – March 7, 1724 in Rome), pope from 1721 to 1724, became cardinal under Clement XI in 1706. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Charles XI (Karl XI) (November 24, 1655 – April 5, 1697) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death. ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (28 December 1655 - 29 April 1698) was a British politician who served as First Lord of the Admiralty. ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Zumbi (1655 - November 20, 1695, pronounced: ) was the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares, in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ...

Deaths

• January 5 - Pope Innocent X (b. 1574)
• February 25 - Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580)
• April 6 - David Blondel, French protestant clergyman (b. 1591)
• April 30 - Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)
• June 27 - Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1598)
• July 15 - Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)
• July 28 - Cyrano de Bergerac, French soldier and writer (b. 1619)
• August 10 - Alonso de la Cueva, Spanish cardinal and diplomat (b. 1572)
• September 7 - François Tristan l'Hermite, French dramatist (b. 1601)
• October 16 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (b. 1591)
• October 24 - Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (b. 1592)

See also Category:1655 deaths. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Innocent X, born Giovanni Battista Pamphili (May 6, 1574 – January 7, 1655) was Pope from 1644 to 1655. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Daniel Heinsius (or Heins) ( June 9, 1580 - February 25, 1655), one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, was born at Ghent. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... David Blondel (1591 - April 6, 1655) was a French Protestant clergyman. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... Eustache Le Sueur (November 19, 1617 - April 30, 1655), one of the founders of the French Academy of painting, was born at Paris, where he passed his whole life. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... Eleonore Gonzaga (23 September 1598 - 27 June 1655) (also know as Eleonore of Gonzaga). ... Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 9, 1578 – February 15, 1637), of the house of Habsburg, ruled 1620-1637. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Girolamo Rainaldi (1570 - 1655, Rome) was an Italian architect in the Mannerist style. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (March 6, 1619 – July 28, 1655) was a French dramatist born in Paris, who is now best remembered for the many works of fiction which have been woven around his life story. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Alfonso della Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo (first name also spelled Alonso, often used was the title Bedmar) (1572-August 10, 16551) was a Spanish diplomat, bishop and cardinal. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Tristan lHermite was the pseudonym of François lHermite (c. ... Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Málaga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (1591 – 1655) was an author, physician, mathematician, and music theorist. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Pierre Gassendi (January 22, 1592 – October 24, 1655) was a French philosopher, scientist and mathematician, best known for attempting to reconcile Epicurean atomism with Christianity. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ...