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May 12, 1655Born on Thursday May 13, 1655
- Jacob Bakker
- Henry Panhuijs, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
- cornelis jacobs tap, Elden
- antonius geurts (gerardi), horst († 1729)
- Anne COUTHOUIS, Noirmoutier-en-l'île, 85330, France († 1712)
- Entgen Vernaus, Voerendaal,, Limburg, Nederland
- Cornelis Jacobs Tap, Elden
- Anna Gibbons Wife of Samuel Sellers, Mother of Mary Sellers, Parwich, Derbyshire, England († 1742)
- Henri Schanternel, Utrecht
- Jan Bartelts, NG Kerk Blokzijl
Died on Thursday May 13, 1655
- Engeltje Teunis, Ameronge
- Jürgen George Bröcker (60), Schüttorf
- Danner Daniel ZU KAMPHAUSEN, Jüchen, Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Margaretha (Magdalena) Werde (39), Berlaar, 2590, Antwerpen, België
- Richard Herbert
- Jürgen Bröcker, Schüttorf
- John B. Wolcott (49), Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Richard Lord Herbert van Chirbury
- Margaretha(Magdalena) Werde (39), Berlaar, Antwerp, Belgium
- Richard John Edward Herbert 2nd Baron of Chibury (57), Church, Lancashire, England
Born on May 13
- 1588 » Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian († 1654)
- 1597 » Cornelis Schut, Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver († 1655)
- 1638 » Richard Simon, French priest and scholar († 1712)
- 1699 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal († 1782)
- 1712 » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician and diplomat († 1772)
- 1713 » Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist († 1765)
- 1717 » Maria Theresa, Archduchess, Queen, and Empress; Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor († 1780)
- 1730 » Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1782)
- 1735 » Horace Coignet, French violinist and composer († 1821)
- 1742 » Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen († 1798)
Died on May 13
- 1573 » Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyō (b. 1521)
- 1619 » Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch politician (b. 1547)
- 1704 » Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and author (b. 1632)
- 1726 » Francesco Antonio Pistocchi, Italian singer (b. 1659)
- 1782 » Daniel Solander, Swedish-English botanist and phycologist (b. 1736)
- 1807 » Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1721)
- 1809 » Beilby Porteus, English bishop (b. 1731)
- 1832 » Georges Cuvier, French zoologist and academic (b. 1769)
- 1835 » John Nash, English architect, designed the Royal Pavilion (b. 1752)
- 1866 » Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1796)
Names that were popular for boys in 1655
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- Petrus
- John
- Jean
- Thomas
- Jacobus
- Leendert
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1655
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Lijsbeth
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- 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 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.
- 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.