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Born on Monday January 16, 1617
- Thomas Noyes, Burbage, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- Esse Tonissen van Wilgerink, Elsen
- Grisolius Le Leu, Wervik
- Petrus Lieb
- Esse (Efse) Tonissen Wilgerink Toe Elsen, Elsen, Hellendoorn
- Dirckjen van Lockhorst, Amersfoort
- Johann Georg v.SO-Sonnewalde, Ansbach († 1618)
- Joachim Christof Bansovius, Tubingen,Schwarzwaldkreis,Wuerttemberg († 1674)
- Marie de Pipenpoy († 1693)
- Esse Tonissen van Wilgerink, Elsen Hellendoorn
Died on Monday January 16, 1617
- Adriaen Pieters Van Santvliet
- Sofie Dorothea von Mansfeld, Ansbach,Mittelfranken,Bavaria
- Sophia Dorothea von MANSFELD-ARNSTEIN (24)
- Sofie Dorothea Mansfeld-Arnstein (24), Ansbach, Bayern, Germany
- Adriaen Pieters VAN SANTVLIET (52), Roosendaal, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands
- Sophie Dorothea van Mansfeld (24), Ansbach
- Sophia Dorothea van Mansfeld (24), Ansbach, Duitsland
- Elisabeth GOVAERTS, Hombeek Belgie
- Dorothea OF DENMARK AND NORWAY (70), Winsen
- Sophie Dorothea VON MANSFELD-ARNSTEIN (24)
Born on January 16
- 1501 » Anthony Denny, confidant of Henry VIII of England († 1559)
- 1516 » Bayinnaung, king of Burma († 1581)
- 1558 » Jakobea of Baden, Margravine of Baden by birth, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg by marriage († 1597)
- 1616 » François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort († 1669)
- 1626 » Lucas Achtschellinck, Belgian painter and educator († 1699)
- 1630 » Guru Har Rai, Sikh Guru († 1661)
- 1634 » Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet († 1716)
- 1675 » Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French soldier and diplomat († 1755)
- 1691 » Peter Scheemakers, Belgian sculptor and educator († 1781)
- 1728 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator († 1800)
Died on January 16
- 1545 » George Spalatin, German priest and reformer (b. 1484)
- 1547 » Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)
- 1554 » Christiern Pedersen, Danish publisher and scholar (b. 1480)
- 1585 » Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral and politician (b. 1512)
- 1595 » Murad III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1546)
- 1659 » Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)
- 1710 » Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)
- 1711 » Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)
- 1747 » Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)
- 1748 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)
Names that were popular for boys in 1617
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Willem
- William
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Johan
- Gerrit
- Jean
Names that were popular for girls in 1617
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- 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.