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Born on Saturday August 21, 1655
- Sybilla Brodbeck, Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Per Larsson, Vastansjo,Grangarde,Kopparbergs,Sweden
- Moritz Kaercher * 8th G, Neuenburg, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany († 1727)
- Joseph Karel Adam Graaf van Lamberg († 1689)
- Moritz Kercher, Neuenburg, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany († 1727)
- Joanna Coppens, Loppem († 1740)
- Béatrice TOUTLEMONDE, THIMISTER, Liège, Belgique
- Joanna Boodts, Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- pierre CAUDRON, Mons,Hainaut (Belgium) "Paroisse de St. Germain"
- Andries Jansz RIJT,VAN, Zouteveen,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1686)
Died on Saturday August 21, 1655
- Joannes Somers, Schilde
- Arent Jansz van Overbeeck
- Brigitta Hulft (35), Amsterdam Oude Kerk
- Martgen Jans
- Maertge Jans
- Brigitta Hulft (35), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Martgen Jans
- Brigitte HULFT (35), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Joannes Somers, Schilde, Antwerpen, België
- Freeman SONDES (19), Maidstone, Kent
Born on August 21
- 1567 » Francis de Sales, Swiss bishop and saint († 1622)
- 1579 » Henri, Duke of Rohan († 1638)
- 1597 » Roger Twysden, English historian and politician († 1672)
- 1625 » John Claypole, English politician († 1688)
- 1643 » Afonso VI of Portugal († 1683)
- 1660 » Hubert Gautier, French mathematician and engineer († 1737)
- 1665 » Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician († 1729)
- 1670 » James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire († 1734)
- 1725 » Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter and educator († 1805)
- 1754 » William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting († 1839)
Died on August 21
- 1534 » Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, 44th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1464)
- 1568 » Jean Parisot de Valette, 49th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1495)
- 1614 » Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (b. 1560)
- 1622 » Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana, Spanish poet and politician (b. 1582)
- 1627 » Jacques Mauduit, French composer and academic (b. 1557)
- 1673 » Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier (b. 1599)
- 1689 » William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier (b. 1661)
- 1762 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)
- 1763 » Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1775 » Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)
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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 8 » John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
- March 25 » Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
- May 19 » The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War.
- August 23 » Battle of Sobota: The Swedish Empire led by Charles X Gustav defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- 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.