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Born on Tuesday December 28, 1655
- Jacques Miffant, Ancourt, Seine-Maritime, France
- Catharina Bal, Aartselaar, 2630, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Joannes Ceulemans, Boom, België († 1711)
- Perine BETIN, Champniers 86, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
- Anna Roskams, Lubbeek (St.Martinus) († 1729)
- Catharina Dautzenberg, Kerkrade,, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Roscams, Lubbeek († 1729)
- Lijsbeth Valckenaar, Nijmegen († 1694)
- Jasper_Delis_Peter Tielemans~CLERCX, Mierlo († 1715)
- Jean Bourgery, Chambly, Quebec, Canada († 1667)
Died on Tuesday December 28, 1655
- Hans Melville HAMILTON (47), Greyabbey, County Down, Ireland
- Pierre PIGIER, Saint-Branchs, 37320, France
- Unnamed LEMIRE (0), Québec, 2423025, Québec, Canada
- Janneken van Acker, Terneuzen
- Marguerite PETERS, Heers (Heks),3870,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Anne DE HERT, Antwerpen, 2000, Antwerpen, Belgique
- Baron Damian Heinrich of Metternich (71)
- Pieter Cornelisz. van der Block (0), Delft
- Ann ?, Shudy Camps, Cambridgeshire, England
- Peter Bredimus (93), Trier
Born on December 28
- 1522 » Margaret of Parma († 1583)
- 1535 » Martin Eisengrein, German theologian († 1578)
- 1619 » Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar († 1688)
- 1635 » Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England († 1650)
- 1651 » Johann Krieger, German organist and composer († 1735)
- 1655 » Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk († 1698)
- 1665 » George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire († 1716)
- 1722 » Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist († 1793)
- 1763 » John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery († 1836)
- 1775 » Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer († 1863)
Died on December 28
- 1622 » Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)
- 1663 » Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
- 1671 » Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (b. 1611)
- 1694 » Mary II of England (b. 1662)
- 1703 » Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664)
- 1706 » Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (b. 1647)
- 1708 » Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1656)
- 1715 » William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (b. 1649)
- 1734 » Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw (b. 1671)
- 1736 » Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b. 1670)
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
- 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.
- March 8 » John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
- March 25 » Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
- 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.