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April 22, 1655Born on Friday April 23, 1655
- Marie Catherine van BELLEFROID, Xhendremael,Province de Lige,Walloon Region,Belgi
- Judoca De Wispelaere, Dentergem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Hendricus Slot, Demen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Marie Catherine de BELLEFROID, Heks, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
- Bartholomeus Dumeez, Klerken
- Anne Marie Vaillante, Barbentane, 13, Bouches du Rhone, FRANCE († 1727)
- Benoni Stebbins Sergt., Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States († 1704)
- Michel FONSNY, Charneux
- Neeltje Leenderts Cock, Papekop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Neeltje Leenderts Cock, Papekop († 1722)
Died on Friday April 23, 1655
- Judocus Joos BLONDEEL (89), Adegem
- Margary Madistard (86), New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Jacobus Judocus Joos Blondeel (89), Adegem
- Anthonius (Antheunis) Maes (45), Torhout,8820,West-Vlaanderen,België
- JANE (Newberry) DABINOTT (43), Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
- Martin Friedrich Luther (1)
- Judocus BLONDEEL (89), Adegem (B)
- Joannes judocus Joos BLONDEEL (89), Adegem, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Jannichjen Reijers van Doesburch, Utrecht
- Maria von Hilten (0), Frankfurt am Main
Born on April 23
- 1598 » Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral († 1653)
- 1621 » William Penn, English admiral and politician († 1670)
- 1628 » Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician († 1704)
- 1661 » Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat († 1730)
- 1715 » Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor († 1797)
- 1720 » Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author († 1797)
- 1744 » Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön († 1770)
- 1748 » Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist († 1794)
- 1791 » James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States († 1868)
- 1792 » Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist († 1882)
Died on April 23
- 1554 » Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (b. 1523)
- 1605 » Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (b. 1551)
- 1616 » William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (b. 1564)
- 1625 » Maurice, Prince of Orange (b. 1567)
- 1695 » Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1702 » Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)
- 1781 » James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)
- 1784 » Solomon I of Imereti (b. 1735)
- 1792 » Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (b. 1741)
- 1794 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
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.
- 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.
- May 19 » The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War.
- 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.