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April 9, 1620Born on Friday April 10, 1620
- John Lee Hungerford, Colchester, Essex, England († 1690)
- Joseph Newberry, Yarcombe, Devon, England († 1686)
- Jeanne Françoise de Pontailler, Dole, Jura, France
- Catherine Pico, Mirandola († 1671)
- Johan Ram, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1677)
- Johan Ram, Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands († 1677)
- Elisabeth Baten, Heist op den berg († 1675)
- Catherine Fay Bourke (Mountcashel), Galway, Ireland († 1720)
- Fredericus Sijstermans, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Pierre Moreau, Ellezelles, 7890, Hainaut, Belgique
Died on Friday April 10, 1620
- Stoffel Stumpf (55), Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
- Agnes BOSCH GWINNER (49), Dettingen, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Henrick Jansz
- Hoyte Greolts (6) Hobbema (53), ,, Sijbrandaburen, Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Netherlands
- Johan 'de jongere' Ram (0)
- Jan Cornelisse (Cornelis, Cornelisz, Corneliszn de Geus (Geus) (55), Maasdam, Nederland
- Hoyte Greolts HObbema, Sijbrandaburen
- Edward Fuller (44), Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Christoph Stumpf 16mgu (55), Darmstadt, Duitsland
- Pieter Jansz van Sonnevelt
Born on April 10
- 1487 » William I, count of Nassau-Dillenburg († 1559)
- 1512 » James V, king of Scotland († 1542)
- 1579 » Augustus II, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1666)
- 1583 » Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist († 1645)
- 1603 » Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark († 1647)
- 1651 » Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, and physician († 1708)
- 1656 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian settler, founded Rimouski († 1718)
- 1704 » Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author († 1766)
- 1707 » Michel Corrette, French organist, composer, and author († 1795)
- 1713 » John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker († 1788)
Died on April 10
- 1545 » Costanzo Festa, Italian composer
- 1585 » Gregory XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1502)
- 1598 » Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (b. 1548)
- 1599 » Gabrielle d'Estrées, French mistress of Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
- 1601 » Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish soldier and poet (b. 1562)
- 1619 » Thomas Jones, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1550)
- 1640 » Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1578)
- 1644 » William Brewster, English official and pilgrim leader (b. 1566)
- 1646 » Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576)
- 1667 » Jan Marek Marci, Czech physician and author (b. 1595)
Names that were popular for boys in 1620
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Jean
- John
- Hendrik
- Claes
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Thomas
- Dirck
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1620
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Lijsbeth
- Elizabeth
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Mary
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Anne
- Jannetje
- Jeanne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1620
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- June 20 » The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War.
- August 1 » Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
- August 5 » The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.
- September 16 » Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.
- November 9 » Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.