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March 11, 1617Born on Sunday March 12, 1617
- Lucia Peter Merten van Yperen, Wuustwezel (B) († 1624)
- Margaretha Versandt, Tielen, Belgie
- Catharina De Hooghe, Bornem (Antwerpen, België) († 1696)
- Jacoba Tanghe, Kortrijk (West-Vlaanderen, België)
- Joannes Augustijns, Wuustwezel († 1620)
- Anne Roget (Roge, Rosie), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1672)
- George Ludwig, Kürnbach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany († 1689)
- Mathieu VILLENEUVE, Sainte-Marie-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime, Frankrijk († 1650)
- Paulus Aertsen Gelde, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Joannes Adriaen Jan Augustijns, Wuustwezel (B) († 1620)
Died on Sunday March 12, 1617
- Margaretha (Enneke) Heijns gezegd Smets (89), 12 maart 1617-Mechelen
- Joos Gijsels (45), Hoek
- Margaretha Enneken Heijns gezegd Smets (89), 12 maart 1617-Mechelen
- Margaretha Enneken Heijns gen. Smets (87), Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium
Born on March 12
- 1515 » Caspar Othmayr, German Lutheran pastor and composer († 1553)
- 1607 » Paul Gerhardt, German poet and composer († 1676)
- 1613 » André Le Nôtre, French gardener and architect († 1700)
- 1626 » John Aubrey, English historian and philosopher († 1697)
- 1637 » Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and Albany († 1671)
- 1672 » Richard Steele, Irish-Welsh journalist and politician († 1729)
- 1685 » George Berkeley, Irish bishop and philosopher († 1753)
- 1710 » Thomas Arne, English composer († 1778)
- 1735 » François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, French politician and diplomat († 1821)
- 1753 » Jean Denis, French politician, lawyer, jurist, journalist, and historian († 1827)
Died on March 12
- 1316 » Stefan Dragutin (b. c. 1244)
- 1539 » Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English diplomat and politician (b.1477)
- 1648 » Tirso de Molina, Spanish monk and poet (b. 1571)
- 1699 » Peder Griffenfeld, Danish politician (b. 1635)
- 1898 » Zachris Topelius, Finnish-Swedish journalist, historian, and author (b. 1818)
- 1916 » Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (b. 1830)
- 1925 » Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1866)
- 1929 » Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (b. 1858)
- 1942 » William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
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
- Catherine
- Barbara
- 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.