1655
Events New Sweden (Delaware) attacked and captured by Dutch forces. 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.Emperor Go-Sai ascends to the throne of Japan
BirthsMay 13 - Pope Innocent XIIINovember 24 - King Charles XI of SwedenZumbi, runaway slave in Brazil (d. 1695)
DeathsJanuary 5 - Pope Innocent XOctober 24 - Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (b. 1592)
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