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Born on Thursday January 9, 1620
- Estienne Bonnet, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
- Anton Günther van Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Ebeleben, Thüringen, Germany († 1666)
- Anton Günther I. v.Sondershsn, unbekannt († 1666)
- Elisabeth Altham († 1698)
- Anton Gunther 1 van Schwarzburg Sondershausen, Ebesleben († 1666)
- Anton Günther von Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen, Ebeleben, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Deutschland(HRR) († 1666)
- Gerarda Wijnandus Gerardus Petrus, Heeswijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anton Günther von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen († 1666)
- Anton Günther I van Schwarzburg-Sondershaus, Ebeleben,DU († 1666)
- Anton Günther I, Graf von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Ebesleben († 1666)
Died on Thursday January 9, 1620
- Richard Austin Austine Sr (71), Goudhurst, Kent, England
- Richard Austin (75), Goudhurst, Kent, England
- Gaspard de Brancas
- Kilian Stisser, Dr. jur., Kanzler (57), Halle/Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
- Gaspard van Brancas Baron van Oise (60)
- Anna Schmidt (26), Beddelhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Endriss Schneider (100), Gechingen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Elisabeth van Merode (51)
- François Laugier (61), Bonnieux, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France
- Joseph Austin\Easton (75), Goudhurst, Kent, England
Born on January 9
- 1554 » Pope Gregory XV († 1623)
- 1571 » Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, French commander († 1621)
- 1590 » Simon Vouet, French painter († 1649)
- 1606 » William Dugard, English printer († 1662)
- 1624 » Empress Meishō of Japan († 1696)
- 1645 » Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet, English noble and politician (date baptized; d. 1712)
- 1674 » Reinhard Keiser, German composer († 1739)
- 1685 » Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic († 1766)
- 1728 » Thomas Warton, English poet, historian, and critic († 1790)
- 1735 » John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician († 1823)
Died on January 9
- 1511 » Demetrios Chalkokondyles, Greek scholar and academic (b. 1423)
- 1514 » Anne of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France (b. 1477)
- 1529 » Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (b. 1472)
- 1534 » Johannes Aventinus, Bavarian historian and philologist (b. 1477)
- 1543 » Guillaume du Bellay, French general and diplomat (b. 1491)
- 1561 » Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)
- 1571 » Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French admiral (b. 1510)
- 1598 » Jasper Heywood, English poet and scholar (b. 1553)
- 1612 » Leonard Holliday, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1550)
- 1622 » Alix Le Clerc, French Canoness Regular and foundress (b. 1576)
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)
- 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 6 » The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
- September 17 » Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
- November 11 » The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
- November 21 » Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)