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Born on Wednesday January 20, 1655
- Johann Ludwig Arnold, Steinbach, Duitsland († 1730)
- Catharina Hendriks van Nispen, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1719)
- Anna Maria Reutzelvelt, Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
- Catharina JODOGNE, Lixhe
- Franciscus Huygh, Vlezenbeek
- Johann Ludwig Arnold, Steinbach, Duitsland († 1730)
- Elizabeth ALLEN, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1708)
- Judocus Lonck, Roosendaal
- Catharina van Nispen, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1719)
- Marritje Neus, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday January 20, 1655
- Mary Elizabeth Waller (25), Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
- Andries Van Goethem (65), Nieuwkerken-Waas
- Meijnsje Jans (36), Barneveld
- Annetgen Claesdr (38)
- Marietjen CORNELISDR (37), Mijnsheerenland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Petrus Martinus Nicolaus VLEMMINX, Oirschot,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Maria de Horion (0), Kuringen
- Elizabeth KEY (25), Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
- Karel Hendrik van Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (12), Wenen
- Joes Oris, alken
Born on January 20
- 1569 » Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer († 1629)
- 1573 » Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic († 1624)
- 1586 » Johann Hermann Schein, German composer († 1630)
- 1664 » Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist († 1718)
- 1703 » Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer († 1741)
- 1716 » Charles III of Spain († 1788)
- 1716 » Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist († 1795)
- 1732 » Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician, President of the Continental Congress († 1794)
- 1741 » Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author († 1783)
- 1755 » Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral († 1824)
Died on January 20
- 1568 » Myles Coverdale, English bishop and translator (b. 1488)
- 1612 » Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1552)
- 1663 » Isaac Ambrose, English minister and author (b. 1604)
- 1666 » Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France (b. 1601)
- 1707 » Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (b. 1659)
- 1709 » François de la Chaise, French priest (b. 1624)
- 1751 » John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)
- 1770 » Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)
- 1779 » David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)
- 1810 » Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
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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.
- February 14 » The Mapuches launch coordinated attacks against the Spanish in Chile beginning the Mapuche uprising of 1655.
- March 8 » John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
- May 19 » The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War.
- July 31 » Russo-Polish War (1654–67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.
- 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 27 » Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.