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Born on Sunday December 22, 1602
- Marten Goos, Oostmalle
- Philips van Arler, Putten
- Fijtien Aartsen, Putten
- Adriana Cornelis Peter van Aerde, Zundert
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- Philips Van Arler, Putten (Gld) NL
- Willem Meijnaert Willems, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Helwiges Van Eijnde, Lille († 1663)
- Amelberga Smet, Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1651)
- Elisabeth du Pon, Leiden
Died on Sunday December 22, 1602
- Johanna Thursby (79), Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
- Michael de Man
- Amy Thursby (55), Norfolk, England
- Pasqueau des HESELLES, CHARNEUX, Liège, Belgique
- Janneken Adriaens Baeckelants
- Joanna Thursby (79)
- Jossine Jooris (36)
- Amy Anne Thursby (55), Tallesford, Norfolk, England
- Elisabeth Pauls
- Wilhelm Zimmermann (2), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
Born on December 22
- 1459 » Sultan Cem, Ottoman politician († 1495)
- 1546 » Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō († 1604)
- 1550 » Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author († 1631)
- 1569 » Étienne Martellange, French architect († 1641)
- 1591 » Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor († 1666)
- 1639 » Jean Racine, French poet and playwright († 1699)
- 1666 » Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet († 1708)
- 1694 » Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic († 1768)
- 1696 » James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia († 1785)
- 1723 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer († 1787)
Died on December 22
- 1530 » Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)
- 1554 » Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)
- 1572 » François Clouet, French miniaturist (b. c. 1510)
- 1603 » Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1566)
- 1641 » Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)
- 1646 » Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)
- 1660 » André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)
- 1666 » Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)
- 1681 » Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
- 1767 » John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
Names that were popular for boys in 1602
Names that were popular for girls in 1602
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1602
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 20 » The Dutch East India Company is established.
- November 8 » The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford is opened to the public.
- December 11 » A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. (Commemorated annually by the Fête de l'Escalade.