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Born on Tuesday December 19, 1617
- Henricus Lauwkens, Overpelt
- Jacob Walter Faber, Diefenbach, Maulbronn, Württemberg, Germany († 1685)
- Grete Steffens
- Otto SCHADE
- Catharina Van Raemdonck, Melsele
- Henricus Lauwkens, Overpelt
- Catharina Frederix, Mechelen aan de Maas († 1661)
- Pierre BRUFFAERTS, Sint-Agatha-Rode († 1650)
- Matheus COBBAUT, Hofstade († 1654)
- Matheus Cobbaut, Hofstade († 1654)
Died on Tuesday December 19, 1617
- Jan Anthonisse (Anthonisse) de Jonge (71), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
- Jan Jan Anthonisse de Jonge van Ellemeet en Elkerzee (71), Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Martijnge Stoops, Amsterdam
- Amand de Hornes
- Armand Van Hoorne, Geldrop, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL
- Jan Anthonis de Jonge van Ellemeet (71), Zierikzee
- Jan Anthoniszn 'de jonge' van Ellemeet (71), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Amand van Horn (67)
- Foockel Willems Hoierius (82), Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Armand van HOORNE, Geldrop, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL
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
- 1442 » Elizabeth of Luxembourg (b. 1409)
- 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)
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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.