1655 facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1620s 1630s 1640s – 1650s – 1660s 1670s 1680s
Years:	1652 1653 1654 – 1655 – 1656 1657 1658

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 7 Pope Alexander VII is chosen to be pope.
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