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March 15, 1620Born on Monday March 16, 1620
- Elisabeth Peter THIELENS, Bertem,3060,Vlaams-Brabant,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Suzanne GHESQUIERE, Houplines,59116,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1646)
- Sophia Theodora van BREDERODE, Vianen (Utrecht) († 1678)
- Sophie Theodore van Brederode, Kasteel Batestein, Vianen († 1678)
- Jacomijntje Lammens, Katwijk aan den Rijn
- Petrus Spiertzgens, Kerkrade, Limburg, Niederlande
- Hendrica KNUYSEN, Overpelt, 3900, Pelt, Limburg, België
- Jacquemijntjen (Centen) Lammens, Katwijk aan de Rijn († 1690)
- Sofie Theodora Brederode, Vianen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL († 1678)
- Catharina Tewis, Wijnandsrade, Nederland
Died on Monday March 16, 1620
- Hanss Melchior Assmus Muller (54), Weinheim, Duitsland
- Wouter de Proost (65), Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Philips van Waveren Heer van Dongelberg (45)
- Ploen Leendertszoon (75)
- Wouter De Proost (77), Middelburg
- Meinert Dircks
- Lettice Algar (45), Nazeing, Essex, England
- Letice Alger 10 E (41), Naezing/Nazing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Philip van Dongelbergen (70)
- Philippe Van Dongelbergen (70)
Born on March 16
- 1581 » Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and poet († 1647)
- 1585 » Gerbrand Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright († 1618)
- 1590 » Ii Naotaka, Japanese daimyō († 1659)
- 1596 » Ebba Brahe, Swedish countess († 1674)
- 1609 » Agostino Mitelli, Italian painter († 1660)
- 1609 » Michael Franck, German baker, teacher, poet, and composer († 1667)
- 1621 » Georg Neumark, German poet and composer († 1681)
- 1631 » René Le Bossu, French critic († 1680)
- 1638 » François Crépieul, Jesuit missionary († 1702)
- 1654 » Andreas Acoluthus, German scholar († 1704)
Died on March 16
- 1457 » Ladislaus Hunyadi, Hungarian politician (b. 1433)
- 1485 » Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)
- 1559 » Anthony St. Leger, English-Irish politician Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1496)
- 1649 » Jean de Brébeuf, French-Canadian missionary and saint (b. 1593)
- 1679 » John Leverett, English general and politician, 19th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Elder, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1657)
- 1736 » Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1710)
- 1737 » Benjamin Wadsworth, American minister and academic (b. 1670)
- 1738 » George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (b. 1666)
- 1747 » Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1690)
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 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.)