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Born on Tuesday February 9, 1655
- Joannes Severen, Montfort, Netherlands
- Magdalena - Madeleine Van Damme - Van Dam, Opwijk († 1687)
- Joannes Van den Meersschaut, parochie Sint-Petrus, Dikkelvenne, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1707)
- Marie RENAULT, Delft
- Petrus VERRAES, Oekene, 36013, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1739)
- Amelberga de Bock, Daknam, Lokeren, Oost-Vlaanderen
- Sebastian von Diesbach
- Magdalena VAN DAMME, Opwijk († 1687)
- Marie Estiennes Renaut, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Odilia Bindels, Vaals
Died on Tuesday February 9, 1655
- Mary Rogers (73), Salisbury,Essex,Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Godefridus Massen, Sittard
- Pieter Dirksz, Egmond aan Zee, Nederland
- Toncko Addens (0), Midwolda
- Paulus Adrianus SUIJSKENS (46), 's-Hertogenbosch, 4192, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Quirin Servas Johan Le Parmentier Servais, Ondenval, Waimes/Weismes, 4950, Liège, Belgium
- Paulus Suyskens (46), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alice RIDSDALE (30), Fewston, Yorkshire, England
- John Bracewell (Braswell) England (70), Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
- Toncko Addes (0), Midwolda
Born on February 9
- 1579 » Johannes Meursius, Dutch classical scholar († 1639)
- 1651 » Procopio Cutò, French entrepreneur († 1727)
- 1666 » George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish field marshal († 1737)
- 1711 » Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Spanish sailor and commander († 1762)
- 1737 » Thomas Paine, English-American philosopher, author, and activist († 1809)
- 1741 » Henri-Joseph Rigel, German-French composer († 1799)
- 1748 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1817)
- 1763 » Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden († 1830)
- 1769 » George W. Campbell, Scottish-American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1848)
- 1773 » William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States († 1841)
Died on February 9
- 1555 » John Hooper, English bishop and martyr (b. 1495)
- 1555 » Rowland Taylor, English priest and martyr (b. 1510)
- 1588 » Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral (b. 1526)
- 1600 » John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania (b. 1542)
- 1619 » Lucilio Vanini, Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1585)
- 1640 » Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1612)
- 1670 » Frederick III of Denmark (b. 1609)
- 1675 » Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (b. 1613)
- 1709 » François Louis, Prince of Conti (b. 1664)
- 1777 » Seth Pomeroy, American general and gunsmith (b. 1706)
Names that were popular for boys in 1655
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- John
- Petrus
- 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.
- 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.
- April 23 » The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.
- May 19 » The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War.
- 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.