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April 8, 1617Born on Sunday April 9, 1617
- Maertge van Vliet, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jodocus Koel, Dorsten,,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
- Leentge van Nierop, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Simonsz van der Schalken, Haarlem († 1671)
- Cornelis Terlinden, Aalst, Vlaanderen († 1691)
- Barbe Guyon, Mortagne, Perche, France († 1700)
- Cornelis Michiels Meijde van der, Berkel
- Job Pieterse Mol, Scherpenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anthonius Bartholomei, Princenhage, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Jan de GRAEFF, Amsterdam, Oude Kerk
Died on Sunday April 9, 1617
- Marguerite ROBAER, Antheit, Province de Liege, Walloon Region, Belgie
- Margarete Koenigsbach (71), Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany
- Margaretha Königsbach (71), Tübingen
- Neeske Jan Jacobsdr Martens
- Francis Boynton (52)
- Frans Sir Boyton (52)
Born on April 9
- 1586 » Julius Henry, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg († 1665)
- 1597 » John Davenport, English minister, co-founded the New Haven Colony († 1670)
- 1598 » Johann Crüger, Sorbian-German composer and theorist († 1662)
- 1624 » Henrik Rysensteen, Dutch military engineer († 1679)
- 1627 » Johann Caspar Kerll, German organist and composer († 1693)
- 1634 » Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau († 1696)
- 1648 » Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French soldier and diplomat († 1720)
- 1649 » James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire († 1685)
- 1654 » Samuel Fritz, Czech Jesuit missionary to South America (d. 1725?)
- 1680 » Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright († 1754)
Died on April 9
- 1483 » Edward IV, king of England (b. 1442)
- 1484 » Edward of Middleheim, prince of Wales (b. 1473)
- 1550 » Alqas Mirza, Safavid prince (b. 1516)
- 1553 » François Rabelais, French monk and scholar (b. 1494)
- 1557 » Mikael Agricola, Finnish priest and scholar (b. 1510)
- 1626 » Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1561)
- 1654 » Matei Basarab, Romanian prince (b. 1588)
- 1693 » Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author (b. 1618)
- 1747 » Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1667)
- 1754 » Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (b. 1679)
Names that were popular for boys in 1617
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Johannes
- William
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Johan
- Gerrit
- Jean
Names that were popular for girls in 1617
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Marie
- Mary
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Cornelia
- Barbara
- Catherine
- Adriana
- Agnes
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1617
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 27 » Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea.