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Born on Tuesday December 8, 1620
- Jan Cornelis SPAPENS, Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1685)
- Christianus Joanneszn, Hilvarenbeek
- Jan Cornelis Spapen, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1672)
- Christianus Aerts, Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Pauwels Geerts, Elversele
- Paolo DI STEFANO, Carini, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia († 1695)
- Pauwels Laureijs PAIJMANS, Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Catharina Jan Dielis Empsen, Loenhout (B)
- François DELPHIN, Saint-Jean-de-Moirans,38430,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1692)
- Cornelis Jan Cornelis Heestermans, Gr. Zundert († 1626)
Died on Tuesday December 8, 1620
- Ingle Chilton (24), Canterbury, Kent, England
- Tyam Rinckedr. (80), Kimswerd
- James Chilton (57), Cape, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
- Jan Van Wouwe (24), Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Tyam RINCKEDR (80), Kimswert, Arum, Tzum, Wytmarsum, Wunseradiel, Súdwest-Fryslân, Fryslân, Nederland
- James Chilton (64)
- John CHILTON (58), Harbor, Curry, Oregon, United States
- Susanna Berrewaers (30)
- Johan Georg van Lochow (48)
- James "Mayflower Compact" Chilton (57), Cape, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Born on December 8
- 1538 » Miklós Istvánffy, Hungarian politician († 1615)
- 1542 » Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise, at Linlithgow Palace († 1587)
- 1558 » François de La Rochefoucauld, Catholic cardinal († 1645)
- 1678 » Antonio de Benavides, colonial governor of Florida († 1762)
- 1678 » Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, English politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to France († 1757)
- 1699 » Maria Josepha of Austria († 1757)
- 1708 » Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor († 1765)
- 1724 » Claude Balbastre, French organist and composer († 1799)
- 1730 » Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist, and botanist († 1799)
- 1731 » František Xaver Dušek, Czech pianist and composer († 1799)
Died on December 8
- 1550 » Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian humanist, poet, dramatist and diplomat (b. 1478)
- 1626 » John Davies, English poet, lawyer, and politician (b. 1569)
- 1632 » Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1561)
- 1638 » Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet (b. 1589)
- 1643 » John Pym, English politician (b. 1583)
- 1649 » Noël Chabanel, French missionary and saint (b. 1613)
- 1680 » Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English lawyer and politician (b. 1606)
- 1691 » Richard Baxter, English minister, poet, and hymn-writer (b. 1615)
- 1695 » Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (b. 1625)
- 1709 » Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (b. 1625)
Names that were popular for boys in 1620
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Jean
- John
- Hendrik
- Claes
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Thomas
- Johan
- Dirck
Names that were popular for girls in 1620
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Lijsbeth
- Joanna
- Mary
- Cornelia
- 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)
- 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 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 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.)
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.