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Born on Friday October 29, 1655
- Catharina van Meervenne, Temse († 1697)
- Palgrave Wellington, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States († 1715)
- Claire-Françoise Thibault, Québec, Québec, Canada († 1728)
- Margaretha Dalhammer, Kucha, Offenhausen, Nurnberger Land, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany († 1743)
- Henne Nix, Oberzell, Schwarzenfels, Hesse, Germany
- Jannetje van der Swan, Katwijk
- Hermanus Schipperus, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1661)
- Jacobus Meeusen, Rijkevorsel, Antwerpen, België
- Martha Knibs, Deddington, Oxfordshire, England († 1728)
- Elisabetha, Moergestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Friday October 29, 1655
- Frouwe UBBENS (48), Zuiderveen, Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
- Petronella Reijnder Cornelis van Raeck
- Lodewijck Pietersz van Merkerck, Utrecht
- Argall Yeardley (34), Northampton, Virginia
- Major William Gooch (29), Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
- Argall Yeardley (34), Northampton, Virginia
- Margareta Neesen (62), Hamme (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Jacob Mathijsz Melckstop (59)
- Petronella Reijnder Cornelis van Raeck (50)
- Henricus TITS (75), Aalst, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
Born on October 29
- 1497 » Benedetto Accolti the Younger, Italian cardinal († 1549)
- 1504 » Shin Saimdang, South Korean painter and poet († 1551)
- 1507 » Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish general († 1582)
- 1562 » George Abbot, English archbishop and academic († 1633)
- 1682 » Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian, explorer, and author († 1761)
- 1690 » Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer († 1754)
- 1704 » John Byng, English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1757)
- 1740 » James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and author († 1795)
- 1808 » Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist († 1873)
- 1812 » Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright († 1907)
Died on October 29
- 1590 » Dirck Coornhert, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and politician (b. 1522)
- 1618 » Walter Raleigh, English admiral, explorer, and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1554)
- 1650 » David Calderwood, Scottish historian and theologian (b. 1575)
- 1666 » Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (b. 1600)
- 1666 » James Shirley, English dramatist (b. 1596)
- 1783 » Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1717)
- 1804 » Sarah Crosby, the first female Methodist preacher (b. 1729)
- 1829 » Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (b. 1751)
- 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
- 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)
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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.
- 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.