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Born on Thursday December 2, 1655
- Joannes D'HONDT, Herzele (Oost-Vlaanderen)
- Geesien Hermens, Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
- Elisabetha Engel Fuchs, Monzingen, Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany († 1707)
- Jasper Janssen van Loon, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1740)
- Emerentiana Gisberti van Gerwen, Schijndel
- Gerrit de Rouw, Driel (Bommelerwaard)
- Jacobus De Meulenaere, Gent (Sint-Kruis-Winkel), Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1710)
- Henric Meijndertsz. van Leunen, Amersfoort
- Adrianus De Moor, Merchtem
- Catharina Wtterwulghe, Lissewege,, West-Vlaanderen, België
Died on Thursday December 2, 1655
- Maria Hoste (0), Sijsele, Belgium
- Catharina Mathias van Overdijck, Oirschot (Noord-Brabant)
- Leuntjen Laurens
- Leendert Engelen Lans (17), Gouderak, Nederland
- Marie Dumas (55), Suffolk, England
- Jost von Hilten (2), Frankfurt am Main
- Ewertie Nicolai Cres (0), Sloten
- Anne Courtois (58), Saint-Péravay-Epreux, 45295, Loiret, Centre, France
- Noël Bernard (74), Paris
- Leuntge Laurens (80), Westerbeek, Haagambacht
Born on December 2
- 1578 » Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist († 1641)
- 1599 » Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, Scottish nobleman († 1663)
- 1629 » William Egon of Fürstenberg, Catholic cardinal († 1704)
- 1694 » William Shirley, English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay († 1771)
- 1703 » Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian missionary and explorer († 1759)
- 1738 » Richard Montgomery, Irish-American general († 1775)
- 1754 » William Cooper, American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York († 1809)
- 1759 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society († 1828)
- 1760 » John Breckinridge, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General († 1806)
- 1760 » Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and educator († 1826)
Died on December 2
- 1547 » Hernán Cortés, Spanish general and explorer (b. 1485)
- 1594 » Gerardus Mercator, Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (b. 1512)
- 1615 » Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general (b. 1541)
- 1665 » Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French author (b. 1588)
- 1694 » Pierre Puget, French painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1622)
- 1719 » Pasquier Quesnel, French theologian and author (b. 1634)
- 1723 » Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674)
- 1726 » Samuel Penhallow, English-American historian and author (b. 1665)
- 1747 » Vincent Bourne, English poet and scholar (b. 1695)
- 1748 » Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1662)
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
- 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.
- March 8 » John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
- 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.
- 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.