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April 1617Born on Saturday April 1, 1617
- William III Davis, Radnorshire, Wales († 1683)
- Jan Rycx (Ryckx), Brugge, WVld, Be († 1643)
- Helena Fourment Vrouwe van Het Steen, Antwerpen († 1673)
- Pieter Swieten, van
- Jeanne BICHEROUX
- Jean Maurice BICHEROUX
- Margrieta Back Bacx, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Brandwijk van Blokland, Dordrecht, Z.H († 1701)
- George Reynolds, Burbage, Wiltshire, England
- Thomas Calvert of Lygasory, Lygakowy, Nr lurgan, Ireland († 1686)
Died on Saturday April 1, 1617
- Ralph Eure (58), Ludlow, Yorkshire, England
- Trijn Bock, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Lawrence Loggat McAllister (73), Warrix, Dreghorn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Geertje Willemsdr. Suijderent (52)
- Aert, jonkheer de Cock van Delwijnen (57), Driel
- Frederik de Wael Heer van Vronesteijn (49), Utrecht
- Ralph Lord Eure (58), Ludlow Castle, Shropshire
- Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure (58), Ludlow, Yorkshire, England
- Elizabeth Gery (35), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
- Bywe Schaffer (65)
Born on April 1
- 1543 » François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières († 1626)
- 1578 » William Harvey, English physician and academic († 1657)
- 1610 » Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier and critic († 1703)
- 1629 » Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, French organist and composer († 1691)
- 1640 » Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and academic († 1697)
- 1647 » John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier († 1680)
- 1697 » Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator († 1763)
- 1721 » Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch-English organist, violinist, and composer († 1799)
- 1741 » George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor († 1825)
- 1753 » Joseph de Maistre, French philosopher, lawyer, and diplomat († 1821)
Died on April 1
- 1431 » Nuno Álvares Pereira, Portuguese general (b. 1360)
- 1441 » Blanche I, queen of Navarre and Sicily (b. 1387)
- 1455 » Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Polish cardinal and statesman (b. 1389)
- 1528 » Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer (b. 1470)
- 1548 » Sigismund I, king of Poland (b. 1467)
- 1580 » Alonso Mudarra, Spanish guitarist and composer (b. 1510)
- 1601 » Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville, French princess (b. 1549)
- 1621 » Cristofano Allori, Italian painter and educator (b. 1577)
- 1682 » Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian bishop (b. 1625)
- 1787 » Floyer Sydenham, English scholar and academic (b. 1710)
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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.