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May 16, 1655Born on Monday May 17, 1655
- Clijntje Aerts van der Sluis, Middelharnis († 1690)
- Conrad Gravenhorst, Wormsdorf, Hannover, Preussen († 1705)
- Pieter Maertensen van der Elst, Dubbeldam
- Gerritje Ockenburgh, 's-Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- aaltje van eck, middelharnis (goeree overflakkee)
- Gerritje Jorisdr Ockenburgh, katwijk aan Zee, Nederland
- Aaltje Dirks van Eck, Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1732)
- Eleonore Elizabeth VON CRAMM, Sampleben, Germany († 1701)
- Bernarda Lübberdinck, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Pieter Maertensz van der Elst, Dubbeldam
Died on Monday May 17, 1655
- Catharina Bosschaert (59), Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Hendrik Temminck (44), Arnhem
- Maria WELLENS (43), Averbode,3271,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
- Jan Cornelisz Crap (3), Enkhuizen
- Claes Jorisse VERDOEL (40)
- Thadeus ( Hannon ) Hanno (0), Brugge
- Peter Dielis Michiel Swagemaeckers (42), Loenhout (B)
- Petrus Egidius Michiel SWAGEMAEKERS (42), Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Dymphna Hermans (52), Merksplas,, Antwerpen, België
- Claes Jorisz Verdoel (40), Oostvoorne
Born on May 17
- 1568 » Anna Vasa of Sweden, Swedish princess († 1625)
- 1610 » Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher († 1664)
- 1628 » Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria († 1662)
- 1636 » Edward Colman, English Catholic courtier under Charles II († 1678)
- 1682 » Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate († 1722)
- 1698 » Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter († 1752)
- 1706 » Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian († 1780)
- 1718 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department († 1778)
- 1732 » Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer († 1817)
- 1743 » Seth Warner, American colonel († 1784)
Died on May 17
- 1546 » Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (b. 1511)
- 1551 » Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)
- 1558 » Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet (b. 1485)
- 1575 » Matthew Parker, English archbishop and academic (b. 1504)
- 1606 » False Dmitriy I, pretender to the Russian throne (b. 1582)
- 1607 » Anna d'Este, French princess (b. 1531)
- 1626 » Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (b. 1570)
- 1643 » Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1571)
- 1727 » Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
- 1729 » Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)
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
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Lijsbeth
- 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 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 27 » Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.