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Born on Tuesday August 29, 1617
- Ann Bliss, Rodborough, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England († 1685)
- Pieter Fredericsz Schepers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1681)
- Hippolyte von Bismarck, Schönhausen (Sachsen) D († 1654)
- Catharina Avonts, Tielen
- Catharina Avonts (Andries), Tielen
- Hippolyta van Bismarck († 1654)
- Henricus Patroons, Vorst
- Catharina (Trijneken) Maes, Geleen, Limburg, Nederland († 1702)
- Ann Bliss 11 E, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England († 1685)
- Joanna Anna BAILLIJ, Maldegem, 9990, Flandre-Orientale, Belgique († 1663)
Died on Tuesday August 29, 1617
- Anna Sailer (57), Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Born on August 29
- 1514 » García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca, Spanish noble and admiral († 1577)
- 1534 » Nicholas Pieck, Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr († 1572)
- 1597 » Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War († 1645)
- 1619 » Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances († 1683)
- 1628 » John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1701)
- 1632 » John Locke, English physician and philosopher († 1704)
- 1724 » Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author († 1803)
- 1725 » Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1767)
- 1728 » Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, electress of Bavaria († 1797)
- 1756 » Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer († 1830)
Died on August 29
- 1499 » Alesso Baldovinetti, Florentine painter (b. 1427)
- 1523 » Ulrich von Hutten, Lutheran reformer (b. 1488)
- 1526 » Louis II, king of Hungary and Croatia (b. 1506)
- 1526 » Pál Tomori Hungarian archbishop and soldier (b. 1475)
- 1533 » Atahualpa, Inca emperor (b. 1497)
- 1542 » Cristóvão da Gama, Portuguese commander (b. 1516)
- 1604 » Hamida Banu Begum, Mughal empress (b. 1527)
- 1657 » John Lilburne, English activist (b. 1614)
- 1712 » Gregory King, English genealogist, engraver, and statistician (b. 1648)
- 1749 » Matthias Bel, Hungarian pastor and polymath (b. 1684)
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.