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August 1, 1617Born on Wednesday August 2, 1617
- Judocus De Craker, Moorsel
- Hendrik ROETERS, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1699)
- Maria LOEIJEN, Balen, 2490, Antwerpen, België
- Joannes VANHAREN, Leuven
- Joannes Laenen, Geel, Belgie († 1696)
- Maria Loeijen, Balen (Belgie)
- Marguerite SIMON, Bréhand, 22510, France († 1689)
Died on Wednesday August 2, 1617
- Anna van Eeuwsum (39), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Anna van EWSUM, Utrecht
- Edmund Patch (50), South Petherton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- Anna Van Ewsum, Utrecht (UTR) NL
- Anna van Ewsum (39), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Isabella CORNELIUS (50), Rampisham, Dorset, UK
Born on August 2
- 1533 » Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar († 1588)
- 1549 » Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, Polish nobleman († 1616)
- 1612 » Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn († 1642)
- 1627 » Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter († 1678)
- 1630 » Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch († 1704)
- 1646 » Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer († 1715)
- 1672 » Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar († 1733)
- 1674 » Philippe II, Duke of Orléans († 1723)
- 1696 » Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan († 1754)
- 1702 » Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau († 1769)
Died on August 2
- 1451 » Elizabeth of Görlitz (b. 1390)
- 1511 » Andrew Barton, Scottish admiral (b. 1466)
- 1512 » Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1463)
- 1589 » Henry III of France (b. 1551)
- 1605 » Richard Leveson, English admiral (b. c. 1570)
- 1611 » Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyō (b. 1562)
- 1667 » Francesco Borromini, Swiss architect, designed San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (b. 1599)
- 1696 » Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630)
- 1769 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)
- 1788 » Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727)
Names that were popular for boys in 1617
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Johannes
- William
- Willem
- Johann
- Hendrik
- Johan
- Jean
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1617
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Marie
- Mary
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Barbara
- Catherine
- Grietje
- Agnes
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.