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March 21, 1655Born on Monday March 22, 1655
- Teuniske Lucas Mathijs Jan van Esch, Den Dungen
- Maria de Lamper, Bazel
- Jan haasbroek, Wassenaar
- Elizabeth Flagg Flegg, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony († 1729)
- Marie DONFUT, Quaregnon, 7340, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique († 1729)
- Isabeau Ziane, Vaux, België
- Jan Ariensz. Haesbroeck, Wassenaar RK († 1657)
- MARIA DE LAMPER, BAZEL,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Baldwin de Cock, Oostwinkel
- Hendrik Goris Claes van Oirschot, Groot-Zundert, Staats-Brabant, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
Died on Monday March 22, 1655
- Catharina Liekens (55), Ruisbroek
- Abraham Harding (35), Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Abraham Harding Sr (35), Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
- Weijntje Hordijk (74), 's-Gravendeel, Nederland
- Johann Wolfgang von Rechenberg (41)
- Weijntje Adriaensdr Hordijck (74), s-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Laura Eleonora Barbara zu Lodron-Laterano
- Taecke Lieuwes Scheltinga (33)
- Weijntje HORDIJCK (74), 's-Gravendeel
- Catharina Liekens, Ruisbroek
Born on March 22
- 1582 » John Williams, Archbishop of York († 1650)
- 1599 » Anthony van Dyck, Flemish-English painter and etcher († 1641)
- 1609 » John II Casimir Vasa, Polish king († 1672)
- 1615 » Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, British scientist († 1691)
- 1663 » August Hermann Francke, German clergyman, philanthropist, and scholar († 1727)
- 1684 » William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician, Secretary at War († 1764)
- 1712 » Edward Moore, English poet and playwright († 1757)
- 1720 » Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect, designed the Yellow Palace and Bernstorff Palace († 1799)
- 1723 » Charles Carroll, American lawyer and politician († 1783)
- 1728 » Anton Raphael Mengs, German painter and theorist († 1779)
Died on March 22
- 1471 » George of Poděbrady (b. 1420)
- 1544 » Johannes Magnus, Swedish archbishop and theologian (b. 1488)
- 1602 » Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and educator (b. 1557)
- 1685 » Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (b. 1638)
- 1687 » Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-French composer and conductor (b. 1632)
- 1758 » Jonathan Edwards, English minister, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1703)
- 1772 » John Canton, English physicist and academic (b. 1718)
- 1820 » Stephen Decatur, American commander (b. 1779)
- 1832 » Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat (b. 1749)
- 1840 » Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (b. 1798)
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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.
- 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 27 » Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.