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Born on Sunday October 17, 1655
- Jaepje Michielsdr Verkade, Pijnacker, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, South Holland, The Netherlands († 1712)
- Cornelis Giljaem, Sint-Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
- Cornelia Arnouts Joris, Etten, Nederland
- Gloude d'Hap, Axel
- Egidius Van De Velde, Bazel († 1663)
- catharina piggen (schoenmaakers), helden
- Abraham (Do)minicusz., Schiedam
- Catharina Ruijten, Wouw (Oostelaar) († 1677)
- Elisabeth Van Langendonck, Haacht
- Elisabeth Stoll, Degernau, Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died on Sunday October 17, 1655
- Egidius van Mele (11), Eksaarde, Lokeren, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Scille Chamerande MOYNE
- Lenert Jacobs de Vries
- Huig Willemsz van Rijn (19)
- Jacobus De Ridder (11), Boechout
- Johan Dedel
- Johan Willemsz Dedel (66)
- Grietje Willems van Rijn (19)
- Samuel Wright (83), Northampton, Hampton, Massachusetts, United States
- Elisabeth JANSSENS (68), Leest
Born on October 17
- 1582 » Johann Gerhard, German theologian and academic († 1637)
- 1587 » Nathan Field, English dramatist and actor († 1620)
- 1623 » Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian minister, theologian, and academic († 1687)
- 1629 » Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias († 1646)
- 1688 » Domenico Zipoli, Italian missionary and composer († 1726)
- 1711 » Jupiter Hammon, American poet († 1806)
- 1719 » Jacques Cazotte, French author and academic († 1792)
- 1720 » Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer († 1795)
- 1725 » John Wilkes, English journalist and politician († 1797)
- 1729 » Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, French composer and academic († 1817)
Died on October 17
- 1552 » Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (b. 1498)
- 1575 » Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta, Spanish cardinal (b. 1511)
- 1586 » Philip Sidney, English courtier, poet, and general (b. 1554)
- 1587 » Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541)
- 1616 » John Pitts, English priest and scholar (b. 1560)
- 1660 » Adrian Scrope, English colonel and politician (b. 1601)
- 1673 » Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1630)
- 1690 » Margaret Mary Alacoque, French mystic (b. 1647)
- 1757 » René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (b. 1683)
- 1776 » Pierre François le Courayer, French-English theologian and author (b. 1681)
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
- Neeltje
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Lijsbeth
- Joanna
- 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.
- February 14 » The Mapuches launch coordinated attacks against the Spanish in Chile beginning the Mapuche uprising of 1655.
- 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.
- August 23 » Battle of Sobota: The Swedish Empire led by Charles X Gustav defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- 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.