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Born on Wednesday December 22, 1655
- Livinus DE NEF, Viersel,2240,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1694)
- Anna Maria Magdalena Deitermann, Münster,Regierungsbezirk Münster,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany,St. Aegidii († 1707)
- Adrianus BROEDERS, Dongen
- Nathaniel Baker, East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, United States († 1739)
- Ludovicus van Maele, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Krijn Bonifaas, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Krijn Janssen Bonefaas, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- PETRUS FIRENS, SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1736)
- Françoise CROIX, Robecq, 62713, Pas de Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France († 1689)
- Livinus DE NEF, Viersel, Zandhoven, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1694)
Died on Wednesday December 22, 1655
- Joannes Neefs (28), Gierle, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Egidius Beckers (65)
- Ariaentje CORNELISSE
- Jean Fégely (64), Fribourg, Suisse
- Gillet delle FOSSELETTE, CHARNEUX, Liège, Belgique
- Winand (Gillis) de la Haye #11 #12 (75), Herzogenrath, Duitsland
- Gillet del Fosselette, Charneux
Born on December 22
- 1546 » Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō († 1604)
- 1550 » Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author († 1631)
- 1569 » Étienne Martellange, French architect († 1641)
- 1591 » Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor († 1666)
- 1639 » Jean Racine, French poet and playwright († 1699)
- 1666 » Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet († 1708)
- 1694 » Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic († 1768)
- 1696 » James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia († 1785)
- 1723 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer († 1787)
- 1765 » Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic († 1825)
Died on December 22
- 1530 » Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)
- 1554 » Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)
- 1572 » François Clouet, French miniaturist (b. c. 1510)
- 1603 » Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1566)
- 1641 » Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)
- 1646 » Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)
- 1660 » André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)
- 1666 » Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)
- 1681 » Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
- 1767 » John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
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
- Joanna
- Lijsbeth
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- 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.
- 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.