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Born on Wednesday August 12, 1620
- Catharina Stroobant, Haren
- Anthonius Colebunders, Lubbeek, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Catharina Vanberchem, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1632)
- Antonius Pot,Pots, Aartselaar († 1656)
- Peeter Cuypers, Rozendaal (NL) († 1669)
- Antoon Pot, Aartselaar, 2630, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Christophe CLOES, VERVIERS, Liège, Belgique († 1683)
- Antonius Pot, Aartselaar
- Maria Vaes, Antwerpen
- George Smyth, Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland († 1620)
Died on Wednesday August 12, 1620
- Ellen Aske (56)
- Collard le BRASSEUR, PETIT-RECHAIN, Liège, Belgique
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)
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.
- August 5 » The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.
- September 16 » Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.
- November 8 » The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.