Births on May 4

Bartolomeo Cristofori

Born on May 4, 1655

Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the piano (d. 1731)

Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (Italian pronunciation: [bartoloˈmɛːo kriˈstɔːfori di franˈtʃesko]; May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) was an Italian maker of musical instruments famous for inventing the piano.

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Events on 1655

8 Mar

Thirteen Colonies
John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
25 Mar

Titan (moon)
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
31 Jul

Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Russo-Polish War (1654-67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.
8 Sep

Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army.
18 Dec

Edict of Expulsion
The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290.

Births on May 4

Bartolomeo Cristofori

Born on May 4, 1655

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Events on 1655

Thirteen Colonies

Titan (moon)

Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Charles X Gustav of Sweden

Edict of Expulsion