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January 1655Born on Friday January 1, 1655
- Albert Vomhof, Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1655)
- Catharina Peelman, Moerzeke
- Anneke Cornelis Verschoor, 's-Gravenmoer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aert Cornelissen Valkhoff, Brakel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Benjamin Munn, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1744)
- Damasus Daems, Nijmegen,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Johannes Moeselaers, Chruchten, Nommern, Luxemburg († 1754)
- Catharijn Catalyn Carlier, Valenciennes, Frankrijk
- Adriaen Corneliszoon Valkhoff, Brakel
- Catharina van der Aa, Casteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Friday January 1, 1655
- claes hermans huisman (35)
- Hendrik Denisz Marbes (30), unbekannt
- Frans Banningh Cocq (49), Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Hylck Hansdr Wyckel (0), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna DUIJS (5)
- Cornelis Willemsz van der valk, unbekannt
- Frans Banninck Cock (49), Amsterdam
- Dirckje Johans Quint, Leersum
- Frans BANNINGH COCK (49), Amsterdam (Noord-Holland)
- Elizabeth Allen (Bassett) (37)
Born on January 1
- 1600 » Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian and academic († 1649)
- 1628 » Christoph Bernhard, German composer and theorist († 1692)
- 1655 » Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher († 1728)
- 1684 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch scholar and author († 1748)
- 1704 » Soame Jenyns, English author, poet, and politician († 1787)
- 1711 » Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier († 1749)
- 1714 » Giovanni Battista Mancini, Italian soprano and author († 1800)
- 1714 » Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet († 1780)
- 1735 » Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver († 1818)
- 1745 » Anthony Wayne, American general and politician († 1796)
Died on January 1
- 1559 » Christian III, king of Denmark (b. 1503)
- 1560 » Joachim du Bellay, French poet and critic (b. 1522)
- 1617 » Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1558)
- 1697 » Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1625)
- 1716 » William Wycherley, English playwright and poet (b. 1641)
- 1748 » Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1667)
- 1780 » Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1713)
- 1782 » Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)
- 1789 » Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716)
- 1793 » Francesco Guardi, Italian painter and educator (b. 1712)
Names that were popular for boys in 1655
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- John
- Petrus
- Jean
- Thomas
- Jacobus
- Leendert
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1655
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Lijsbeth
- Elizabeth
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Mary
- Jannetje
- Johanna
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1655
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- March 25 » Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
- May 19 » The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War.
- August 23 » Battle of Sobota: The Swedish Empire led by Charles X Gustav defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- September 8 » 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.
- December 18 » 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.
- December 27 » Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.