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Born on Sunday October 3, 1655
- Amelberga Vercauteren, Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België) († 1723)
- Anna Barbara Werner, Willmandingen, Tubingen, Germany
- barend jobse HOOGENDIJCK, rockanje
- Catharina Keuten
- Abraham Pietersz van CLAPWIJCK, Delft (N.K.)
- Anna Michiels van Peene, Leiden
- Cataryna Claes Van Dam
- Barent Jobsz Hoogendijck, Rockanje († 1721)
- Anna Leijendeckers, Montfort († 1739)
- Anna Crispijn (Crespin) († 1666)
Died on Sunday October 3, 1655
- Jeanne De Hennion (45), Leiden
- Engeltje KLAAS (40)
- ENGELTJE KLAAS (45)
- Andries Aernout Van Der Schuijren Rijsdijk (72), Rhoon
- Jan Willems Blijenburg
- Jan Willemsz Bleijenburg (55)
- Jeanne (Jenne) (de) Hennion (45), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Niederlande
- Andries Arnoutsz Rijsdrijk
- Eecke Eeckes (45), Gaast
- Coenraet ANDRIESZ (5)
Born on October 3
- 1554 » Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet († 1628)
- 1610 » Gabriel Lalemant, French-Canadian missionary and saint († 1649)
- 1631 » Sebastian Anton Scherer, German organist and composer († 1712)
- 1713 » Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer († 1797)
- 1716 » Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic († 1781)
- 1720 » Johann Uz, German poet and judge († 1796)
- 1790 » John Ross, American tribal chief († 1866)
- 1797 » Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1870)
- 1800 » George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1891)
- 1804 » Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan († 1878)
Died on October 3
- 1568 » Elisabeth of Valois (b. 1545)
- 1596 » Florent Chrestien, French poet (b. 1541)
- 1611 » Charles, Duke of Mayenne (b. 1554)
- 1629 » Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian commander and politician (b. 1570)
- 1649 » Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (b. 1576)
- 1653 » Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and academic (b. 1612)
- 1656 » Myles Standish, English captain (b. 1584)
- 1690 » Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (b. 1648)
- 1701 » Joseph Williamson, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1633)
- 1801 » Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1724)
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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.
- 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 27 » Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.