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Born on Thursday December 19, 1647
- Maike, Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland († 1698)
- Maijke (Maike) Fockens (Feickes) († 1698)
- Henry Frick, Switzerland
- Gerrit van Gerversoort, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland († 1653)
- geertjen adolfsen van der boutenburgh, Lienden († 1700)
- Adrianus DE BUDT, Sint-Amands,2890,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1716)
- Joannes Noorts, Haasdonk († 1703)
- Jenneken Teunissen van Ingen, Hien
- Cornelis ter Laack, Didam, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Jane Walker, Carlisle, Cumberland, England († 1683)
Died on Thursday December 19, 1647
- Louis de Villeneuve, Mons, Var, France
- Magdalena SEGHERS (3), Beveren Roeselare,8800,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Maetge JANSDR
- Christina Christgen
- Willem Jansz COIJMAN
- Judocus De Brant (22), Opwijk
- Margrett Wright (87), Easington, Yorkshire, England
- Rutgerus Gerardus Oerlemans, Oirschot, Nederland
Born on December 19
- 1498 » Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian († 1552)
- 1554 » Philip William, Prince of Orange († 1618)
- 1587 » Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg († 1645)
- 1683 » Philip V of Spain († 1746)
- 1699 » William Bowyer, English printer († 1777)
- 1714 » John Winthrop, American astronomer and educator († 1779)
- 1778 » Marie Thérèse of France († 1851)
- 1796 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic († 1873)
- 1797 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist († 1838)
- 1817 » James J. Archer, American lawyer and general († 1864)
Died on December 19
- 1558 » Cornelius Grapheus, Flemish writer (b. 1482)
- 1637 » Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (b. 1565)
- 1741 » Vitus Bering, Danish-Russian hydrographer and explorer (b. 1681)
- 1745 » Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (b. 1684)
- 1749 » Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (b. 1672)
- 1807 » Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author and playwright (b. 1723)
- 1813 » James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (b. 1744)
- 1819 » Thomas Fremantle, English admiral and politician (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1818)
- 1851 » Joseph Mallord William Turner, English painter (b. 1775)
Names that were popular for boys in 1647
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- John
- Willem
- Jean
- Thomas
- Johann
- William
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1647
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Lijsbeth
- Margaretha
- Anne
- Sarah
- Grietje
- Jeanne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1647
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 14 » Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
- August 8 » The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.