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Born on Saturday December 19, 1620
- Jeane Richardsone, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland († 1688)
- Emmerentia de Vroede, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1655)
- George Pirie, Montrose,Angus,Scotland
- Johannes (Jacob) Zeller, Ebhausen, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany († 1694)
- Johannes Zeller, Rotfelden († 1694)
- Peregrine White, at sea, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts († 1704)
- Giovanni di San Severino
- Elisabeth Lambrecht, Markegem, 8720, Dentergem, West Vlaanderen († 1620)
- Johan Sanseverino Prins van Bisignano († 1658)
- Theodoor OP'T EYNDE, Dilsen, Dilsen-Stokkem, Province of Limburg, Belgium († 1679)
Died on Saturday December 19, 1620
- Charles de Glymes de Jodoigne
- Charles de Glymes de Hollebecque
- Maryken ADRIAENSDR
- Maryken ADRIAENSDR
- Christoph Sir Nugent van Moyrath (45)
- Jan Joppen (27)
- Brites Mendes de Sá, Pernambuco, Brésil
- Marijke Wouters de Gruijter (75), Boxtel
- Brites MENDES DE GOES VASCONCELOS (95), Olinda, Pernambuco, Brésil
- Brites Mendes de Góes e Vasconcelos (95), Olinda, Pernambuco, Brasil
Born on December 19
- 1498 » Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian († 1552)
- 1554 » Philip William, Prince of Orange († 1618)
- 1587 » Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg († 1645)
- 1683 » Philip V of Spain († 1746)
- 1699 » William Bowyer, English printer († 1777)
- 1714 » John Winthrop, American astronomer and educator († 1779)
- 1778 » Marie Thérèse of France († 1851)
- 1796 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic († 1873)
- 1797 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist († 1838)
- 1817 » James J. Archer, American lawyer and general († 1864)
Died on December 19
- 1442 » Elizabeth of Luxembourg (b. 1409)
- 1558 » Cornelius Grapheus, Flemish writer (b. 1482)
- 1637 » Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (b. 1565)
- 1741 » Vitus Bering, Danish-Russian hydrographer and explorer (b. 1681)
- 1745 » Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (b. 1684)
- 1749 » Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (b. 1672)
- 1807 » Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author and playwright (b. 1723)
- 1813 » James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (b. 1744)
- 1819 » Thomas Fremantle, English admiral and politician (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1818)
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
- Lijsbeth
- Elizabeth
- 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 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.
- September 17 » Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
- November 9 » Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- November 21 » Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.