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Born on Tuesday February 28, 1617
- Catharina T'Kint
- Joanna Jacob Merck Kenis, Loenhout, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Margaretha Monten, Overpelt
- Mathias Volckerick, Waasmunster, Vlaanderen, België († 1670)
- Martinus van den Enden Domasii Eijnden Ende, Sprundel
- Mary Jansz, Sneek
- Michiel Pauw, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland NL († 1658)
- Servatius Vanderroeren, Halen
- Michiel Pauw Heer van Hooge Smilde en Oosterwijk, Amsterdam († 1658)
- Martinus Antonissen van den Enden Domassii·Äè·Äé, Sprundel,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1656)
Died on Tuesday February 28, 1617
- Merten De Doncker (70), Grimbergen, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Sydse Wybrens Roorda (52), Kollum, Kollumerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Sydse Wybrens Roorda (52), Kollum
- Sydse Wybrens (Sixtus) Roorda (52), Kollum, Kollumerland, Friesland, Netherlands
- Gherbrich Bastiaens Gorp, Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
- Paul CHAUFFOUREAU (47), Limal, 25055, Brabant Wallon, Belgique
- Maria Bühler (58), Schlat, Goppingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Sydse Wybrens (Sixtus) Roorda (52), ,, Kollum, Kollumerland, Friesland, Netherlands
Born on February 28
- 1518 » Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany († 1536)
- 1533 » Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author († 1592)
- 1535 » Cornelius Gemma, Dutch astronomer and astrologer († 1578)
- 1552 » Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker († 1632)
- 1612 » John Pearson, English bishop, theologian, and scholar († 1686)
- 1627 » Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex († 1703)
- 1675 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer († 1726)
- 1683 » René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic († 1757)
- 1704 » Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic († 1760)
- 1712 » Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general († 1759)
Died on February 28
- 1453 » Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)
- 1510 » Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (b. 1450)
- 1551 » Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (b. 1491)
- 1572 » Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian and author (b. 1505)
- 1621 » Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)
- 1648 » Christian IV of Denmark (b. 1577)
- 1786 » John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
- 1788 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)
- 1857 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
- 1869 » Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
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.