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March 7, 1617Born on Wednesday March 8, 1617
- christina delien(dellien), ranst († 1688)
- Michel DROUET, 49, Montfaucon, Bourdier Neuf († 1672)
- Aert Peter Adriaen der Weeuwen, Brecht (B)
- Christina Dellien, Ranst
- Richard Alsop Snowden, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England († 1716)
- Anna BRAET, Roosendaal (N.Br. Nl)
- Ambroise BUISSON, Beaulieu-Lès-Loches, 37600, France († 1682)
- Anna Jan Janssen Braet, Roosendaal († 1618)
- Elisabeth Hermans, beerse († 1687)
- Margaret Montague, Burnham, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England
Died on Wednesday March 8, 1617
- Walter Lord Stewart van Blantyre (62)
- Cornelis Aertsz van den Berch (57)
- Sir Walter Stewart (53), Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Walter Stewart (53)
- Walter, 1st Lord Blantyre STEWART (59)
- William Stewart, 1st Laird of Blantyre (62)
- Walter Stewart, 1st Laird of Blantyre (59)
Born on March 8
- 1495 » John of God, Portuguese friar and saint († 1550)
- 1514 » Amago Haruhisa, Japanese daimyō († 1562)
- 1518 » Sidonie of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg († 1575)
- 1550 » William Drury, English politician († 1590)
- 1566 » Carlo Gesualdo, Italian lute player and composer († 1613)
- 1658 » Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor, British Baron († 1730)
- 1712 » John Fothergill, English physician and botanist († 1780)
- 1714 » Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer († 1788)
- 1726 » Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy († 1799)
- 1746 » André Michaux, French botanist and explorer († 1802)
Died on March 8
- 1441 » Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria
- 1466 » Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1401)
- 1550 » John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (b. 1495)
- 1619 » Veit Bach, German baker and miller (b. 1550)
- 1641 » Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (b. 1587)
- 1702 » William III of England (b. 1650)
- 1717 » Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (b. 1678)
- 1723 » Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St. Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
- 1731 » Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1688)
- 1771 » Louis August le Clerc, French-Danish sculptor and academic (b. 1688)
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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.