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Born on Thursday February 4, 1655
- Elisabeth Knoche, Feudingen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Elisabeth Müller, Fischelbach, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1714)
- Elizabeth Parker, Warminster, Wiltshire, England
- Geertje Lolles, Joure, Friesland, Nederland
- Cornelia Denissen, Essen-Wildert (B)
- Adriana Hendrdickse van Camphof, Maurik, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cornelius Praet, Denderhoutem († 1720)
- Boudewijn van Leeuwe, Adegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1655)
- Balduinus VAN LOO, Sijsele,8340,West-Vlaanderen,BELGIE († 1687)
- Berent Dircksz Strock, Maurik, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Thursday February 4, 1655
- Jenneken Cornelis Backers (80), Loenhout, Belgie
- Jorg Heinrich Ringger (69), Mettmenstetten am Albis, Affoltern, Zurich Canton, Switzerland
- Joanna (Jenneken) Cornelis Backers (Wackers) (80), Loenhout (B)
- Marretien Tammes Ploeg (55)
- Antonius Gaethofs (59), Heusden
- Antoine épx THOMAS PATRIER (47), ( Moussac, 86171, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
- Heinrich Ringger (69)
- Elizabeth Kingston, Church of England, Burbage, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- Jan Jeles (Jelisz) Gillisdr Valckenier
- Johannes Schraitle (79)
Born on February 4
- 1505 » Mikołaj Rej, Polish poet and author († 1580)
- 1575 » Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian, founded the French school of spirituality († 1629)
- 1646 » Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet and politician († 1699)
- 1676 » Giacomo Facco, Italian violinist and composer († 1753)
- 1677 » Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer († 1731)
- 1688 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright († 1763)
- 1725 » Dru Drury, English entomologist and author († 1804)
- 1740 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer († 1795)
- 1778 » Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Swiss botanist, mycologist, and academic († 1841)
- 1799 » Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author († 1854)
Died on February 4
- 1505 » Jeanne de Valois, daughter of Louis XI of France (b. 1464)
- 1508 » Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (b. 1459)
- 1555 » John Rogers, English clergyman and translator (b. 1505)
- 1590 » Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1517)
- 1615 » Giambattista della Porta, Italian playwright and scholar (b. 1535)
- 1617 » Lodewijk Elzevir, Dutch publisher, co-founded the House of Elzevir (b. 1546)
- 1713 » Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (b. 1671)
- 1774 » Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)
- 1781 » Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (b. 1737)
- 1799 » Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect and educator (b. 1728)
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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.
- February 14 » The Mapuches launch coordinated attacks against the Spanish in Chile beginning the Mapuche uprising of 1655.
- 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.
- 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.