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Born on Sunday December 6, 1620
- Anna Baggen, Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Elisabeth Turcq, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Barbara De Rijck, Werchter
- Antonia Brouwers, Essen
- Maria Luijsterborgh, Essen, België
- Andreas van den Heuvel, Oirschot
- Adriana Smets, Rotselaar
- Pernelleken Witte, Biggekerke
- Maria Petrus Mathijssen Luijsterborgh, Essen, Hertogdom Brabant, Spaanse Nederlanden
- "Gijsbert Janssen" Gijsbertus Gijsbrecht Gijsbertus, Best († 1678)
Died on Sunday December 6, 1620
- Louw Aebes Allema (33), Kollum
- Louw Aebes Allama (33), Buitenpost
- Louw Aebes (Aebo's) Allema (Alma) (33), Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
- Luts van Feytsma
- Albert van Wartenberg (19)
- Luts Bockesdr Feytsma (20), Kollum, Kollumerland C.A., Friesland, Netherlands
- Luts Bockes Feytsma (20), Kollum, Friesland, Nederland
- Louw Aebes Allema (Alma) (33), Kollum
- Louw Aebes Aebo's Allema Alma (33), Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
- Louw Aebes Allema (33), Kollum, Kollumerland C.A., Friesland, Netherlands
Born on December 6
- 1520 » Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland († 1551)
- 1545 » Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble († 1604)
- 1586 » Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist († 1670)
- 1592 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle († 1676)
- 1608 » George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1670)
- 1637 » Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York († 1714)
- 1640 » Claude Fleury, French historian and author († 1723)
- 1642 » Johann Christoph Bach, German organist and composer († 1703)
- 1685 » Marie Adélaïde of Savoy († 1712)
- 1721 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician († 1794)
Died on December 6
- 1562 » Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter (b. 1495)
- 1616 » Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (b. 1552)
- 1618 » Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)
- 1658 » Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (b. 1601)
- 1675 » John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (b. 1602)
- 1686 » Eleonora Gonzaga, Queen consort of Ferdinand III (b. 1630)
- 1716 » Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (b. 1642)
- 1718 » Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1674)
- 1746 » Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1665)
- 1771 » Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (b. 1682)
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.
- 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 9 » Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- November 11 » The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.