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May 5, 1655Born on Thursday May 6, 1655
- Abigail Somes, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States († 1733)
- Habbina Elisabeth ALBERDA, Groningen, Groningen, NEDERLAND († 1717)
- Anna Nanckemann († 1728)
- Adamus Aelmans, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Ariaentje Jands MARKENBURGH, Geervliet
- Jacob Cornelisz de Hoogh, Delft
- Adrianus Sergoenne, Mollem
- Evert Rengers, Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland († 1657)
- Elisabeth Gijsbertje Peeters Peters, Nijmegen
- Anna Vrints, Hilvarenbeek
Died on Thursday May 6, 1655
- Harmen Abels Iwema (57), Zuidhorn, Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland
- Catharina Holt (6), Stetten am Heuchelberg, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Anne Marie KOCH (74), Tenteling, 57665, Moselle, Lorraine, France
- Harmen Abels Iwema (57), Zuidhorn
- Marie LE GOUEFF (49), SURZUR
- Jantjen Sappes
- Harmen Iwema (60), Zuidhorn, Gron
- anna bastiaens (72)
- Johan Ihnen (101), Schweindorf, Holtriem, Wittmund, Niedersachsen
- Memet Alberts
Born on May 6
- 1574 » Innocent X, pope of the Catholic Church († 1655)
- 1580 » Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, French noble († 1637)
- 1635 » Johann Joachim Becher, German physician and alchemist († 1682)
- 1668 » Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright († 1747)
- 1680 » Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French cellist and composer († 1755)
- 1713 » Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic († 1780)
- 1714 » Anton Raaff, German tenor († 1797)
- 1742 » Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist († 1809)
- 1758 » André Masséna, French general († 1817)
- 1758 » Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician († 1794)
Died on May 6
- 1502 » James Tyrrell, English knight (b. 1450)
- 1527 » Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b.1490)
- 1540 » Juan Luís Vives, Spanish scholar (b. 1492)
- 1596 » Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)
- 1631 » Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)
- 1638 » Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1708 » François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
- 1757 » Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
- 1757 » Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)
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 8 » John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
- 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.
- August 23 » Battle of Sobota: The Swedish Empire led by Charles X Gustav defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- 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.