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Born on Friday December 3, 1655
- Cornelis Adriaen Antonij Verwijmer, Klein Zundert
- Johannes van EIJNDHOUTS, Helmond, 3703, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1718)
- Jacques LEMETAYER, Mégrit, 22270, France († 1722)
- HANNAH DEVOTION, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States († 1710)
- Sarah Glover, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1730)
- Joannes Temmerman, Stekene († 1751)
- Jan Michaelis Van Eyndhouts, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL († 1719)
- Catharina HUTTENUS, Dordrecht
- Johannes Machiels EIJNOUTS, Helmond († 1718)
- Jenneken in die Pas, Tegelen
Died on Friday December 3, 1655
- Joannes Nicolai Severeyns (0), Meerle
- Henry du Pont, Utrecht
- Lourens Jansz. Lareth(la Rath), Delft
- Bastiaen Jansz Teeuwen (9), Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Louis SCOCKART (49)
- Verena Mueller (71)
- Greete Walmink (70), Enschede
- Lijske Bastiaensdr., Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Rozalia Sobieska (19), Lwow-Ukraina
- Jan Claes Jan Severeyns (0), Meerle, Hertogdom Brabant, Spaanse Nederlanden
Born on December 3
- 1560 » Jan Gruter, Dutch scholar and critic († 1627)
- 1590 » Daniel Seghers, Flemish Jesuit brother and painter († 1661)
- 1596 » Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker († 1684)
- 1616 » John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer († 1703)
- 1684 » Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer († 1754)
- 1722 » Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher († 1794)
- 1729 » Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist († 1783)
- 1730 » Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha ruler of Gwalior († 1794)
- 1755 » Gilbert Stuart, American painter († 1828)
- 1793 » Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, English painter and academic († 1867)
Died on December 3
- 1532 » Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (b. 1502)
- 1533 » Vasili III of Russia (b. 1479)
- 1542 » Jean Tixier de Ravisi, French scholar and academic (b. 1470)
- 1552 » Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1506)
- 1592 » Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1545)
- 1610 » Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general and daimyō (b. 1548)
- 1668 » William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (b. 1591)
- 1706 » Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (b. 1637)
- 1765 » Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (b. 1713)
- 1789 » Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (b. 1714)
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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 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.
- 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.
- December 27 » Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.