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Born on Thursday August 17, 1617
- Katherein Rafe, High Church,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
- Berber Jaspers Rooda, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Jost Höse, Elsoff, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Stephanus Ruts, Geel, Belgie
- Barbara Lentz, Rüsselsheim († 1656)
- Maria Magdalena Baßmann, Stuttgart († 1689)
- Philip Carleton, Beeford, County York, England
- Maria Van Campenhout, Wolvertem, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Mary Knight, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Anna Desanghere, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Died on Thursday August 17, 1617
- Gerrolt Taeckes Cammingha (48), Bolsward, Friesland, Netherlands
- Gérard Colbert (67), Paris
- Thomas ASHWELL (55), Girton, Cambridgeshire, England
- Lambert van der Burch (75), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Matteo DI RAMUNDO (62), Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- Alice Ales Bosworth (47), Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Alice CAVE (SKEFFINGTON) (75)
- Claudine van Beauvais (52)
- Gerrolt Taeckes van Cammingha (48), Bolsward, Sûdwest Fryslân, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriaen Jansz
Born on August 17
- 1501 » Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg († 1529)
- 1556 » Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint († 1581)
- 1578 » Francesco Albani, Italian painter († 1660)
- 1578 » Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen († 1638)
- 1582 » John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher († 1639)
- 1586 » Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian († 1654)
- 1603 » Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General († 1651)
- 1612 » Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman († 1651)
- 1629 » John III Sobieski, Polish–Lithuanian king († 1696)
- 1686 » Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator († 1768)
Died on August 17
- 1510 » Edmund Dudley, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1462)
- 1510 » Richard Empson, English statesman
- 1547 » Katharina von Zimmern, Swiss sovereign abbess (b. 1478)
- 1673 » Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)
- 1676 » Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)
- 1720 » Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)
- 1768 » Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)
- 1785 » Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
- 1786 » Frederick the Great, Prussian king (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.