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July 22, 1655Born on Friday July 23, 1655
- Pieter Paulusse, Delfshaven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Vangeel, Geel, Belgie
- Johannes Jan LENAERTS, Nispen (N.Br. Nl) († 1694)
- Heribertus Mathijs Hendrick Blanckers, Oirschot
- Anna Jaquesdr der Kinderen, Geeraardsbergen, Belgie († 1655)
- Mary Perkins, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States († 1727)
- Pieter Paulusz staalman, Delfshaven
- Petronelle Logghe, Zedelgem, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1738)
- Anna der Kinderen, Geersbergen († 1655)
- Verena Aeschmann Heistand, Richterswil, Zürich, Switzerland († 1708)
Died on Friday July 23, 1655
- Paulus van Beresteyn (0), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Helena van Staa, Utrrecht
- Trijntgen Leenderts
- jacob van eijmeren (55)
- Jan Pyter-Minties (52)
- Elisabeth Jansdr Van LAMBROEK
- Cornelis Joriss Poldervaert
- Willem Roeloffs (0), Woltersum
- Bote Ates
- Cijpriaan CRUL (0), Adegem, 9991, Flandre-Orientale, Belgique
Born on July 23
- 1614 » Bonaventura Peeters the Elder, Flemish painter († 1652)
- 1635 » Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, New France garrison commander († 1660)
- 1649 » Pope Clement XI († 1721)
- 1705 » Francis Blomefield, English historian and author († 1752)
- 1713 » Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue († 1792)
- 1773 » Thomas Brisbane, Scottish general and politician, 6th Governor of New South Wales († 1860)
- 1775 » Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician († 1812)
- 1777 » Philipp Otto Runge, German painter and illustrator († 1810)
- 1796 » Franz Berwald, Swedish surgeon and composer († 1868)
- 1802 » Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and president (1853) († 1853)
Died on July 23
- 1531 » Louis de Brézé, French husband of Diane de Poitiers
- 1536 » Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1519)
- 1562 » Götz von Berlichingen, German knight and poet (b. 1480)
- 1584 » John Day, English printer (b. 1522)
- 1596 » Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (b. 1526)
- 1645 » Michael I, Russian tsar (b. 1596)
- 1692 » Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (b. 1613)
- 1727 » Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, English politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1661)
- 1757 » Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (b. 1685)
- 1773 » George Edwards, English biologist and ornithologist (b. 1693)
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.
- 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 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.