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Born on Saturday August 12, 1617
- Joannes Laenen, Geel († 1696)
- Joannes Jan VERHOUSTRATEN, Westerlo,2260,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- William Ballard, Bradwell, Suffolk, England († 1689)
- Steven Bloemaert, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jan VANDEMEULEBROUCKE, Avelgem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Dirck Gerritszn. Verheul, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1710)
- Sterckx Erasmus, Mechelen, Antwerpen, België
- Erasmus Sterckx, Mechelen, Antwerpen, België
- Christine Ryning, Stockholm († 1664)
- Peter Herche, Bellings, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Died on Saturday August 12, 1617
- Hans Gerhart (1), Unterscheibe, Erzg
- Jacques Bourgeouis of Granjehan (77), Laferté, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
- Joseph Grandjean Bourg (77), Rémilly, Moselle, Lorraine, France
- Johan (Joane) Horwell (77), Burbage, Leicestershire, England
- Agnes Law (2), Askham, Westmorland, England
- Joseph Grandjean Bourg (77), Rémilly, Moselle, Lorraine, France
- Maijken Streeck, Leiden
- Elaus Engelbrechtsson Terseri (63)
- Frederik van Reidt, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Born on August 12
- 1503 » Christian III of Denmark († 1559)
- 1506 » Franciscus Sonnius, Dutch counter-Reformation theologian († 1576)
- 1591 » Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Daughters of Charity († 1660)
- 1599 » Sir William Curtius FRS, German magistrate, English baronet († 1678)
- 1604 » Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shōgun († 1651)
- 1626 » Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer († 1690)
- 1629 » Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess († 1685)
- 1644 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer († 1704)
- 1686 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author († 1748)
- 1696 » Maurice Greene, English organist and composer († 1755)
Died on August 12
- 1484 » Sixtus IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1414)
- 1546 » Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theologian (b. 1492)
- 1577 » Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (b. 1513)
- 1588 » Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, Italian-English composer (b. 1543)
- 1602 » Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Mughal vizier and historian (b. 1551)
- 1612 » Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1557)
- 1638 » Johannes Althusius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1557)
- 1674 » Philippe de Champaigne, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1602)
- 1689 » Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)
- 1778 » Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)
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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.