1655

Sponsorship the way you would do it

Years: 1652 1653 1654 - 1655 - 1656 1657 1658
Decades: 1620s 1630s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1655 in literature 1655 in science

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

New Sweden (Delaware) attacked and captured by Dutch forces.
March 25 - Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens.
April - Admiral Robert Blake severely damages the arsenal of the Bey of Tunis.
Emperor Go-Sai ascends to the throne of Japan

Births

May 13 - Pope Innocent XIII
December 4 - King Charles XI of Sweden

Deaths

January 5 - Pope Innocent X