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January 5 – Emperor Go-Sai ascends to the throne of Japan. January 7 – Pope Innocent X, leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the Papal States, dies after more than 10 years of rule. February 14 – The Mapuches launch coordinated attacks against the Spanish in Chile, beginning the Mapuche uprising of 1655. [1]
Events. 22 January – Oliver Cromwell dissolves the First Protectorate Parliament. [1] 11–14 March – Penruddock uprising: a Royalist uprising beginning in Wiltshire is defeated by a skirmish in South Molton. [1] 28 April – Admiral Robert Blake destroys the pirate fleet of the bey of Tunis. [1]
Pierre Gassendi (French: [pjɛʁ gasɛ̃di]; also Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi, Petrus Gassendus; 22 January 1592 – 24 October 1655) was a French philosopher, Catholic priest, astronomer, and mathematician.
February 1 – Giovanni Baptista Ferrari, Italian Jesuit botanist and linguist (born 1584) October 16 – Rabbi Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Cretan -born peripatetic physician and scientist (born 1591) October 24 – Pierre Gassendi, French physicist who played a crucial role in the revival of atomism (born 1592) Francesco Pona, Veronese physician ...
1655 Detail. September 15, 1655 - Peach Tree War begins with attack on New Amsterdam and Pavonia along Hudson (North) River by Susquehannock Indians and their allies as retaliation for the loss of New Sweden to the Dutch. Indian victory forced many Dutch settlers back to Fort Amsterdam.
Dec 21, 2023 · Painting of Isidor of Seville (1655) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo [Public Domain via Wikipedia] Not to be outdone, the Chinese were all over academic writing from the 10th-17th centuries. The...
