1655 deaths

pope from 1644 to 1655

French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)

French philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, priest, and scientist (*1592 – †1655)

Swedish queen (1599-1655)

Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia and Empress Consort of Holy Roman Empire (1598-1655)

Spanish Vicereine of Portugal (1589-1655)

Doge of Venice (1575-1655)

Daimyo of Bizen and Mimasaka provinces

diplomat (1612-1655)

French artist and one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting (1617-1655)

German poet (1604-1655)

French dramatist and playwright (1601-1655)

Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)

Flemish painter, engraver and tapestry designer (1597-1655)

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege

Dutch painter (1603 – 1655)

Mayflower passenger (1595-1655)

German-born Dutch painter (1609–1655)

Scottish noble and admiral (1612-1655)

Italian architect (1570-1655)

Catholic cardinal

Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1627-1655)

Flemish painter and engraver (1605-1655)

Mongolian Qoshot (Khoshut or Khoshuud) prince and Tibet King (1582-1655)

Polish Prince-Bishop

Prince of Paltinate

3rd Governor of Formosa

prince-Bishop of Lübeck

Italian Catholic Cardinal

Flemish painter (1590-1655)

painter from the Northern Netherlands (c.1592-1655)

Greek rabbi (*1591 – †1655)

Polish noble (1611-1655)

German composer

samurai (1579-1655)

Sultan of Morocco

Italian botanist, scholar and priest (1584-1655)

German composer and organist

Jirgalang or Jirhalang (Manchu: ; 19 November 1599 – June 11, 1655) was a Manchu noble, regent, and political and military leader of the early Qing dynasty. Born in the Aisin Gioro clan, he was the sixth son of Šurhaci, a younger brother of Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing dynasty. From 1638 to 1643, he took part in many military campaigns that helped destroy the Ming dynasty. After the death of Huangtaiji (Nurhaci's successor) in September 1643, Jirgalang became one of the young Shunzhi Emperor's two co-regents, but he soon yielded most political power to co-regent Dorgon in October 164

Catholic cardinal (1581-1655)

Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire and Kapudan Pasha

Early Colonial American alchemist

German aristocrat

Maltese historian

German poet

Roman Catholic cardinal

Dutch missionary (1606-1655)

French minister and theologian (1590–1655)

Baltic German historian (died 1655)

Bishop of the Greek Catholic Church

Italian doctor, philosopher and writer (1595-1655)

Spanish politician (1579-1655)

Ukrainian Cossack leader (died 1655)

French poet

Spanish noble (1580-1655)

Flemish still life painter (1607-1655)

Italian painter (1575-1655)

Italian archaeologist

historian (1588-1655)