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Born on Saturday August 19, 1617
- Dithmar Clooster, Rhebrugge, gem. Ruinen (Drenthe) NL
- Joannes Tollebeekx, Vollezele, Belgie
- Anna Dorothea Bruenner, Ruchsen, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany († 1672)
- Raban Freiherr von Canstein († 1680)
- Raban von Canstein († 1680)
- Aertnout Biers, Oudenbosch
- Fleury CHAMPIN, Loire-sur-Rhône,69700,Rhône,Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1674)
- Cornelia Laurentia De Munck, Nieuwkerken-Waas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België) († 1674)
- Brigitta Schickhardt, Herrenberg, Böblingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany († 1690)
- Maria Thomas, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Saturday August 19, 1617
- Johannes van Wytsma (9)
- Suzanne Le Blon (39), Frankfurt aan de Main, Hessen
- Johannes Gerrits Wytsma (9)
- Frederik Sande (42)
- Frederik dr. van den Sande (42)
- Frederik van den Sande
- Constance Hamby (68), Lincolnshire, England
Born on August 19
- 1557 » Frederick I, duke of Württemberg († 1608)
- 1570 » Salamone Rossi, Italian violinist and composer († 1630)
- 1583 » Daišan, Chinese prince and statesman († 1648)
- 1590 » Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire († 1649)
- 1596 » Elizabeth Stuart, queen of Bohemia († 1662)
- 1621 » Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, etcher, and poet († 1674)
- 1631 » John Dryden, English poet, literary critic and playwright († 1700)
- 1646 » John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic († 1719)
- 1686 » Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician († 1737)
- 1689 » Samuel Richardson, English author and publisher († 1761)
Died on August 19
- 1493 » Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1415)
- 1506 » King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (b. 1461)
- 1541 » Vincenzo Cappello, Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1469)
- 1580 » Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore (b. 1508)
- 1646 » Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1583)
- 1654 » Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579)
- 1662 » Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
- 1680 » Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (b. 1601)
- 1691 » Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1637)
- 1702 » Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)
Names that were popular for boys in 1617
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Willem
- William
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Johan
- Gerrit
- Jean
Names that were popular for girls in 1617
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Elizabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Anne
- Mary
- Margaretha
- Cornelia
- Barbara
- Adriana
- Catherine
- 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.