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Born on Wednesday October 6, 1655
- Carel (Charles) Picket (Piquet), Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1716)
- Elisabeth Geldorp, Amsterdam
- annetje barents kock, amsterdam (noord holland)
- carel (charles) pi(e)ket (piquet), Leiden, 6115, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Franciscus de Block, Temse († 1655)
- Ermgard Goes, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Carel Piket, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bastiaan Graswinckel, Delft Zuid-Holland († 1655)
- Annetje Barends Kock, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1699)
- Carel Charles Piket, Leiden, Netherlands († 1716)
Died on Wednesday October 6, 1655
- Edward Howell (71), Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
- Claartje Jacobsdr. Krijgsman (1)
- Sir Edward. Major Howell (71), Southhampton,Long Island City, Queens, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Bartelomeeus Joost Meeus Momboirs (65)
- Margaretha van Woestenraedt (54)
- Rev. Samuel Pierson (52), Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
- Bernard de Lavie (76), Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
- Bartholomeus Joost Meeus Momboirs
- Neeltie Simons Bouman (28)
- Jacob Bruijningh (48), Amsterdam
Born on October 6
- 1573 » Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire († 1624)
- 1576 » Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland († 1612)
- 1591 » Settimia Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter († 1638)
- 1610 » Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general († 1690)
- 1626 » Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer († 1684)
- 1716 » George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1771)
- 1729 » Sarah Crosby, English preacher, the first female Methodist preacher († 1804)
- 1732 » John Broadwood, Scottish businessman, co-founded John Broadwood and Sons († 1812)
- 1738 » Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria († 1789)
- 1742 » Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright († 1755)
Died on October 6
- 1536 » William Tyndale, English Protestant Bible translator (b. c. 1494)
- 1553 » Şehzade Mustafa, Ottoman prince (b. 1515)
- 1641 » Matthijs Quast, Dutch explorer
- 1644 » Elisabeth of France, queen of Spain and Portugal (b. 1602)
- 1660 » Paul Scarron, French poet and author (b. 1610)
- 1661 » Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
- 1688 » Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1652)
- 1762 » Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1684)
- 1819 » Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (b. 1751)
- 1829 » Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1769)
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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.
- 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 27 » Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.