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Born on Sunday September 19, 1655
- Antje Starck, Zevenhuisen
- Cornelis Versluys, Vlissingen,Gemeente Vlissingen,Zeeland,Netherlands († 1720)
- Arnoldus Johansz van Driel, Maassluis
- Cornelia Cornelis, Alblasserdam
- Ariaentge Roelen, Berkel, RK kerk († 1657)
- Catharina De Vos, Eksaarde (Oost-Vlaanderen, België) († 1721)
- Barbara De Smet, Pepingen, Belgie
- Arnoldus van Loon, Hilvarenbeek
- Jacob Jansz van esch│Nes, Nootdorp
- Jacob Pieters van Esch, Nootdorp
Died on Sunday September 19, 1655
- Hugh Smith , of Rowley (41), Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
- Adrianus Verheijden,Verheijen (65), Hulshout
- Jan Peterson Peter van Giesen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Hugh Smith (41), Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
- Lijntje Otten Vermeer (30)
- Peter Jansz van Gessel, Utrecht, overluidingen ten, Dominican Republic
- Adrianus VERHEYDEN, Hulshout, Hulshout, Antwerpen, België
Born on September 19
- 1551 » Henry III of France († 1589)
- 1560 » Thomas Cavendish, English naval explorer, led the third expedition to circumnavigate the globe († 1592)
- 1608 » Alfonso Litta, Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop († 1679)
- 1638 » Isaac Milles, English minister († 1720)
- 1662 » Jean-Paul Bignon, French priest and man of letters († 1743)
- 1721 » William Robertson, Scottish historian († 1793)
- 1749 » Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer († 1822)
- 1754 » John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge († 1821)
- 1759 » William Kirby, English priest and entomologist († 1850)
- 1774 » Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian cardinal and linguist († 1849)
Died on September 19
- 1580 » Catherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, English noblewoman (b. 1519)
- 1589 » Jean-Antoine de Baïf, French poet (b. 1532)
- 1605 » Edward Lewknor, English politician (b. 1542)
- 1668 » William Waller, English general and politician (b. 1597)
- 1692 » Giles Corey, American farmer and accused wizard (b. c. 1612)
- 1710 » Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1644)
- 1812 » Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (b. 1744)
- 1843 » Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1792)
- 1863 » Hans Christian Heg, Norwegian-American colonel and politician (b. 1829)
- 1868 » William Sprague, American minister and politician (b. 1809)
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 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.
- 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.
- 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.