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April 28, 1617Born on Saturday April 29, 1617
- Martha Rainsborough Coitmore, St Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, England († 1660)
- Margaretha Briel, Den Briel († 1685)
- Magdalena Cornelisdr. Briel, Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1685)
- Magdalena Cornelis Briel, Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1685)
- Jacobus De Doncker
- Magdalena Briels, Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL († 1685)
- Magdalena Briel, Brielle, Voorne-Putten, Z.H († 1685)
- Katharina Schubert, Cranzahl, Annaberg, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany († 1693)
- Claude de Villeneuve († 1675)
- Oliver Vaughan, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England († 1640)
Died on Saturday April 29, 1617
- Bridget Drury (82), Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
- Drue DRURY (86)
- Sir Drue (Knight) Drury (85), Riddlesworth, Norfolk
- Drew Drury, Riddlesworth, Norfolk, Royaume-Uni
- Agnes von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg-Vallendar Gräfin zu Solms-Braunfels (born Von Sayn-Wittgenstein), (48), Heidelberg, Baden, Deutschland(HRR)
- Johan van de Marck Heer van Villigst
- Ubbo Eppens
- Agnes Elisabeth van Sayn-Wittgenstein (48), Heidelberg, Baden, Deutschland(HRR)
- Agnes van Sayn-Wittgenstein (48), Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Deutschland
Born on April 29
- 1469 » William II, Landgrave of Hesse († 1509)
- 1587 » Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania († 1635)
- 1636 » Esaias Reusner, German lute player and composer († 1679)
- 1665 » James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1745)
- 1667 » John Arbuthnot, Scottish-English physician and polymath († 1735)
- 1686 » Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain († 1742)
- 1727 » Jean-Georges Noverre, French actor and dancer († 1810)
- 1745 » Oliver Ellsworth, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States († 1807)
- 1758 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general († 1820)
- 1762 » Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1833)
Died on April 29
- 1594 » Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and theologian (b. 1517)
- 1630 » Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (b. 1552)
- 1658 » John Cleveland, English poet and author (b. 1613)
- 1676 » Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)
- 1688 » Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1620)
- 1698 » Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (b. 1655)
- 1707 » George Farquhar, Irish-English actor and playwright (b. 1678)
- 1743 » Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French theorist and author (b. 1658)
- 1768 » Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1694)
- 1771 » Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, French-Italian architect, designed Winter Palace and Catherine Palace (b. 1700)
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.