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April 21, 1620Born on Wednesday April 22, 1620
- Magdalena SEGERS, Mechelen,2800,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Brechtje Franses († 1628)
- Jehan Chuisnard, Nouzilly, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
- James Avery , Captain, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England († 1700)
- Mechtildis van Grinsven, Den Dungen
- Elisabeth Janssens, Rotselaar
- Henrica van Amstel, Salzich (D.), Rheinland-Pfalz, Duitsland
- Catharina Olofssdotter, Ramsjo, Uppsala, Sweden († 1703)
- Jacobus van Vinckenroij, Kortessem († 1625)
- Catharina Biebuyck, Gottem, 9800, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1652)
Died on Wednesday April 22, 1620
- Henricus Versantvoort (63)
- NN, Leiden
- Jan Cornelisz Vrient (68)
- Jan Cornelisz VRIENT
- Petrus (de jonge) Soetewijs (40), Kalmthout, Hertogdom Brabant, Spaanse Nederlanden
- Fabian van Sack (70)
- Petrus Soetewijs, Kalmthout
- Jan Cornelisz. Vrient
- Grietgen van Rijn (36)
Born on April 22
- 1518 » Antoine of Navarre († 1562)
- 1592 » Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician († 1635)
- 1610 » Pope Alexander VIII († 1691)
- 1658 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer († 1709)
- 1690 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1763)
- 1707 » Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright († 1754)
- 1711 » Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy, Austrian soldier († 1762)
- 1724 » Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic († 1804)
- 1732 » John Johnson, English architect and surveyor († 1814)
- 1744 » James Sullivan, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Massachusetts († 1808)
Died on April 22
- 1585 » Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg, Prince-Archbishop of Bremen, Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück and Paderborn (b. 1550)
- 1616 » Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1547)
- 1672 » Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish linguist and poet (b. 1598)
- 1699 » Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet (b. 1646)
- 1758 » Antoine de Jussieu, French botanist and physician (b. 1686)
- 1778 » James Hargreaves, British inventor (b. 1720)
- 1806 » Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (b. 1763)
- 1821 » Gregory V of Constantinople, Greek patriarch and saint (b. 1746)
- 1833 » Richard Trevithick, English engineer and explorer (b. 1771)
- 1850 » Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian philologist and physician (b. 1798)
Names that were popular for boys in 1620
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Jean
- John
- Hendrik
- Claes
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Thomas
- Dirck
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1620
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Lijsbeth
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Mary
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Anne
- Jannetje
- Jeanne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1620
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- June 20 » The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War.
- August 1 » Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
- September 6 » The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
- November 8 » The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
- November 9 » Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.