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April 3, 1655Died on Sunday April 4, 1655
- Engeltje Goversdr., Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Engeltje Govertsdr (72), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Engeltgen (67), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Maximilien Hypolite della Faille
- Engeltje (72), Utrecht
- Jan Jeroen Jan Huijgensz Warmenhove (45)
- Engeltje Govertsdr (71), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland Nederland
- Gabriel Wheldon (55), Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
- Margaret Matthews (35), England
- Engeltje Govertsdr. (72)
Born on April 4
- 1572 » William Strachey, English author († 1621)
- 1586 » Richard Saltonstall, English diplomat († 1661)
- 1593 » Edward Nicholas, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department († 1669)
- 1640 » Gaspar Sanz, Spanish guitarist, composer, and priest († 1710)
- 1646 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist († 1715)
- 1648 » Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor († 1721)
- 1676 » Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Italian composer († 1760)
- 1688 » Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer and cartographer († 1768)
- 1718 » Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar († 1783)
- 1752 » Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer († 1837)
Died on April 4
- 1538 » Elena Glinskaya, Grand Princess and regent of Russia
- 1588 » Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1534)
- 1596 » Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b. 1533)
- 1609 » Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist, mycologist, and academic (b. 1526)
- 1617 » John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1550)
- 1643 » Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1583)
- 1661 » Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish field marshal (b. 1580)
- 1743 » Daniel Neal, English historian and author (b. 1678)
- 1761 » Théodore Gardelle, Swiss painter (b. 1722)
- 1766 » John Taylor, English librarian and scholar (b. 1704)
Names that were popular for boys in 1655
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Jansz
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Cornelisz
- John
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1655
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Joanna
- Lijsbeth
- Elizabeth
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Mary
- Jannetje
- 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 25 » Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
- 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.
- 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 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.