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Born on Sunday January 3, 1655
- Cornelia Jacobus Tacx, Zundert
- Bastiaentjen Grasdijk, Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonij van der Slikke, Stavenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
- Clara De Winter, Schriek (Heist op den Berg)
- Florentius Dezutter, Maldegem, Belgie († 1725)
- Georg Hackenbracht, Wemlighausen, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1743)
- Catlijntje Franse Geldof, Meliskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Cornelia Jacobse Tax, Klein Zundert († 1701)
- Francois Geldof, Meliskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Franciscus Cordewener, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
Died on Sunday January 3, 1655
- Lijsbeth Fongers (1), Oost-Vlieland
- Trijntgen Cornelisdr Cornelisdr Berkhout
- Maria Nelis (64), Bocholt
- jacob barentsz GOUDSWAARD (70), goudswaard
- Joannes Verrooten (55), Zele, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Trijntgen Berkhout (60)
- Adriaentken van Wijck (30)
- Trijntge Cornelisd Berkhout (55), Delft
- Trijntgen Berckhout (58), Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Trijntje Cornlsdr BerKhout, unbekannt
Born on January 3
- 1509 » Gian Girolamo Albani, Italian cardinal († 1591)
- 1611 » James Harrington, English political theorist († 1677)
- 1698 » Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter († 1782)
- 1710 » Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer († 1796)
- 1722 » Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer († 1752)
- 1731 » Angelo Emo, Venetian admiral and statesman († 1792)
- 1760 » Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian ruler († 1799)
- 1775 » Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont († 1863)
- 1778 » Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop († 1861)
- 1793 » Lucretia Mott, American activist († 1880)
Died on January 3
- 1543 » Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1499)
- 1571 » Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1505)
- 1641 » Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1618)
- 1656 » Mathieu Molé, French politician (b. 1584)
- 1670 » George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1608)
- 1701 » Louis I, prince of Monaco (b. 1642)
- 1705 » Luca Giordano, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1634)
- 1743 » Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (b. 1657)
- 1777 » William Leslie, Scottish captain (b. 1751)
- 1779 » Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and lawyer (b. 1712)
Names that were popular for boys in 1655
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- Petrus
- John
- 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.
- April 23 » The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.
- 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.
- 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.