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Born on Saturday February 27, 1644
- John Pleasants II, Norwich, Norfolk, England († 1698)
- Petrus Anthonii Godefridi, Boekel
- Roger Wauthier van der NOOT († 1710)
- Deborah Dudley (Wade), Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1683)
- Anne HOLMES, Wickham,. Skieth, Suffolk († 1687)
- Petrus Peetersen DILBEECK, Huijbergen († 1677)
- Ingetje Meesse zegwaart, Bleiswijk
- Israel Ficker, Bernsbach,Zwickau,Saxony († 1706)
- Annigje Herberts, Boven-Hardinxveld
- Bartholomeus Helselmans, Hilvarenbeek
Died on Saturday February 27, 1644
- Johannes (John) Atwood (67), Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Johannes John Attwood (68)
- Hilletje Huijge van der LAEN (50)
- Tobias Prätorius (67), Schmiedeberg, Saksen
- John Atwood (62), Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- John Wood (62), Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Christophorus Joannis Cornely Vercoyen (39), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Pierre BODIN
- Marijtje (70)
- William Nickerson (72), Norwich, Norfolk, England
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 27, 1644 at Delpher
Born on February 27
- 1567 » William Alabaster, English poet († 1640)
- 1572 » Francis II, Duke of Lorraine († 1632)
- 1575 » John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp († 1616)
- 1622 » Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter († 1654)
- 1630 » Roche Braziliano, Dutch pirate († 1671)
- 1659 » William Sherard, English botanist († 1728)
- 1667 » Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł, Prussian-Lithuanian wife of Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine († 1695)
- 1689 » Pietro Gnocchi, Italian composer, director, historian, and geographer († 1775)
- 1703 » Lord Sidney Beauclerk, English politician († 1744)
- 1711 » Constantine Mavrocordatos, Ottoman ruler († 1769)
Died on February 27
- 1558 » Johann Faber of Heilbronn, controversial Catholic preacher (b. 1504)
- 1558 » Kunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, German Noblewoman (b. 1524)
- 1659 » Henry Dunster, English-American clergyman and academic (b. 1609)
- 1699 » Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (b. 1625)
- 1706 » John Evelyn, English gardener and author (b. 1620)
- 1712 » Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1645)
- 1720 » Samuel Parris, English-American minister (b. 1653)
- 1735 » John Arbuthnot, Scottish physician and polymath (b. 1667)
- 1784 » Count of St. Germain, European adventurer (b. 1710)
- 1795 » Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1750)
Names that were popular for boys in 1644
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- John
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Willem
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Johann
- Hendrik
Names that were popular for girls in 1644
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Cornelia
- Jeanne
- Sarah
- Anne
- Hannah
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1644
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- April 25 » The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
- May 26 » Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
- May 27 » Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
- June 5 » The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
- October 27 » Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.
- November 8 » The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.