Historical Events Oct 9 Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Kraków Oct 15 Jews of Lublin are massacred Events in 1655 Famous Deaths Oct 16 Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist, dies at 64 Oct 24 Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher and scientist (observed 1st transit of mercury), dies at 63 Sep 1655 History by Year Nov 1655 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning