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Who Was Alive in 1655

13 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1655

Oliver Cromwell
Oliver CromwellAge 56
1599–1658 · Politics & Leadership
Lord Protector of England
Diego Velázquez
Diego VelázquezAge 56
1599–1660 · Art
Spanish painter of Las Meninas
Rembrandt
RembrandtAge 49
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter
Molière
MolièreAge 33
1622–1673 · Literature
French playwright and actor
Blaise Pascal
Blaise PascalAge 32
1623–1662 · Science & Invention
Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées
John Locke
John LockeAge 23
1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought
Father of liberalism
Johannes Vermeer
Johannes VermeerAge 23
1632–1675 · Art
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 23
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch SpinozaAge 23
1632–1677 · Philosophy & Thought
Dutch rationalist philosopher of the Ethics
Louis XIV
Louis XIVAge 17
1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership
The Sun King of France
Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 12
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Matsuo Bashō
Matsuo BashōAge 11
1644–1694 · Literature
Japanese master of haiku
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 9
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Also Born in 1655

1655–1731 · born May 4
Italian maker of musical instruments (1655 – 1731)

Also Died in 1655

1574–1655 · died January 7
Head of the Catholic Church from 1644 to 1655
1619–1655 · died July 28
French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)
1592–1655 · died October 24
French priest, astronomer, and mathematician (1592–1655)

Sources

  1. 1655 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Oliver Cromwell — Wikipedia
  3. Diego Velázquez — Wikipedia
  4. Rembrandt — Wikipedia
  5. Molière — Wikipedia
  6. Blaise Pascal — Wikipedia
  7. John Locke — Wikipedia
  8. Johannes Vermeer — Wikipedia
  9. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  10. Baruch Spinoza — Wikipedia
  11. Louis XIV — Wikipedia
  12. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  13. Matsuo Bashō — Wikipedia
  14. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
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