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May 22, 1617Born on Tuesday May 23, 1617
- Reverend Thomas Budd, Banstead, Surrey, England († 1670)
- (Rev.) Thomas III Budd, Banstead, Surrey, England († 1670)
- Rev Thomas Budd, Banstead, Martock, Surrey, England († 1670)
- Peeter T'sas, Asse, Vlaams Brabant, Belgie († 1680)
- Jacob Daniels VISSCHER, Puttershoek († 1695)
- Wilhelm Wunibald von Waldburg († 1666)
- Lucrèce de Grasse
- Johannes Carels, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Margareta Jacobs, Lille (Antwerpen)
- Cornelia Tijsbaerts, Stekene, Stekene, East Flanders, Belgium
Died on Tuesday May 23, 1617
- Juliana van Sulz (26)
- Alexander (Alasdir), Lord Colquhoun (44), Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland
- Lord Alasdair Alexander Colquhoun (44), Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- Lamoraal van EGMONT (52), Brugge, West-Vlaanderen
- Joannes Hendriksone Van Houtven (77), Heist-op-den-Berg, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Susanna Buchanan (52), Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- Alexander Colquhoun van Luss
- Lamoraal II van Egmond (51)
- John Killingsworth (70), Pampisford, Cambridgeshire, England
- Alexander Colquhoun, 17th Laird of Luss (44), East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Born on May 23
- 1586 » Paul Siefert, German composer and organist († 1666)
- 1606 » Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher († 1682)
- 1614 » Bertholet Flemalle, Flemish Baroque painter († 1675)
- 1617 » Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician († 1692)
- 1629 » William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, noble of Hesse-Kassel († 1663)
- 1707 » Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist († 1778)
- 1718 » William Hunter, Scottish-English anatomist and physician († 1783)
- 1729 » Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and educator († 1799)
- 1730 » Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Prussian prince and general († 1813)
- 1734 » Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologer († 1815)
Died on May 23
- 1498 » Girolamo Savonarola, Italian friar and preacher (b. 1452)
- 1523 » Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shōgun (b. 1466)
- 1524 » Ismail I, First Emperor of Safavid Empire (b. 1487)
- 1591 » John Blitheman, English organist and composer (b. 1525)
- 1662 » John Gauden, English bishop (b. 1605)
- 1670 » Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610)
- 1691 » Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1622)
- 1701 » William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
- 1749 » Abraham ben Abraham, Polish martyr (b. 1700)
- 1752 » William Bradford, English-American printer (b. 1663)
Names that were popular for boys in 1617
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Thomas
- Pieter
- 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.