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March 16, 1655Born on Wednesday March 17, 1655
- Cornelia BOL, Amsterdam, Nieuwezijds Kapel († 1655)
- Emerantia Catharina Ornia († 1721)
- Anna van Osselaere, Belsele, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Jean COULEE, WERBOMONT (Grand-Trixhe), Liège, Belgique
- Magdalena Jan VENESOEN, Boom,2850,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Jacobus Adriani Godtschalckx, Meer,Antwerpen,Belgium († 1727)
- Frans Galle, Gottem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Joannes Sevenuren
- Maria Catharina Wolffram, Süß († 1656)
- Anna van Osselaer, Belsele
Died on Wednesday March 17, 1655
- Adriaantje Jans Outerman, Westkapel
- Baukjen Pibonisdr. Nauta (0), Franeker, Friesland, Nederland
- John Atwood (40), Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelis Andriessen SNIDER (36)
- Cornelis Andriessen Snider (36)
- Gerrit Wouterss (40)
- Abraham Pletjes OpDenGraf (44), Krefeld, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Katherine Campbell (65)
- Christina Mols, Sittard
- Doedtie Hoytes Haytsma (55), Het Bildt, Friesland, Netherlands
Born on March 17
- 1537 » Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyō († 1598)
- 1611 » Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge, Swedish field marshal († 1662)
- 1665 » Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer († 1729)
- 1676 » Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian († 1732)
- 1686 » Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver († 1755)
- 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
- 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
- 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
- 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
- 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
Died on March 17
- 1565 » Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500)
- 1611 » Sophia of Sweden, duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)
- 1620 » John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
- 1640 » Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
- 1649 » Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and saint (b. 1610)
- 1663 » Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland, English diplomat (b. 1605)
- 1680 » François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
- 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
- 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
- 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
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
- Marie
- Neeltje
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.