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May 18, 1617Born on Friday May 19, 1617
- Friedrich Von HESSEN ESCHWEGE, Kassel (DE) († 1655)
- Frederik van Hessen-Eschwege, Kassel (Hessen) († 1655)
- Frances STEWART († 1694)
- Jan Peertsman, Opwijk
- Frederik Landgraaf van Hessen-Eschweiler, Kassel, Hessen († 1655)
Died on Friday May 19, 1617
- Geerit Adriaensz MEULENAAR
- Cornelis Dobbes
- Janneke Jansdr Bruijsten
- Rasa Hack (77)
- Mary Grey (87), West Horsley, Surrey, England, Europe
- Pleuntgen SIJMONSDR
Born on May 19
- 1462 » Baccio D'Agnolo, Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect († 1543)
- 1476 » (or 1474) - Helena of Moscow, Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania and Queen consort of Poland († 1513)
- 1593 » Claude Vignon, French painter († 1670)
- 1616 » Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer († 1667)
- 1639 » Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland, English soldier and noble († 1665)
- 1700 » José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, Spanish sergeant and politician († 1770)
- 1724 » Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland († 1779)
- 1744 » Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German-born Queen to George III of the United Kingdom († 1818)
- 1762 » Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic († 1814)
- 1773 » Arthur Aikin, English chemist and mineralogist († 1854)
Died on May 19
- 1526 » Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)
- 1531 » Jan Łaski, Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1456)
- 1536 » Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife of Henry VIII of England (b. c. 1501)
- 1601 » Costanzo Porta, Italian composer (b. 1528)
- 1609 » García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete (b. 1535)
- 1610 » Thomas Sanchez, Spanish priest and theologian (b. 1550)
- 1623 » Mariam-uz-Zamani, Empress of the Mughal Empire (b. 1542)
- 1637 » Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)
- 1715 » Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)
- 1786 » John Stanley, English organist and composer (b. 1712)
Names that were popular for boys in 1617
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Thomas
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- William
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Johan
- Jean
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1617
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Marie
- Mary
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Barbara
- Catherine
- 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.