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March 18, 1620Born on Thursday March 19, 1620
- Claeske Taekes, Stiens, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Jan Jacobs van Tijl, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Ned
- Maria Jacobs, Weelde, Antwerpen, België († 1699)
- Jacob Teunisz, Doop Utrecht
- Jan van Tielen (Tiel, Tijle, Tijl), Nijkerk
- Waltherus HUIJBREGTS, Arendonk,, Antwerpen, België
- Mariken Tonis van Cortenhoef, Vrelandt
- Griete Tonissen, Epe
- Josefa Arellanos De Roa, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Marie HENNO, Bachy,59830,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE († 1680)
Died on Thursday March 19, 1620
- Hilleken Tulleken (0), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- WILLIAM Tucker "Tooker" (66), Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
- Philips Lodewijk van Lützelstein (0), La Petite-Pierre (Lützelstein), Elzas
- Thomas TUCKER (62), Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
- Hille ten Indijck (83)
- Allart Johans Clant (65), Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Richard TOTTYE (56), Leeds, Yorkshire, England
- Philibert Philippe Van Spangen (45)
- Alert Clant (65)
- Leuntgen Cornelisdr van Rijn
Born on March 19
- 1534 » José de Anchieta, Spanish missionary and saint († 1597)
- 1542 » Jan Zamoyski, Polish nobleman († 1605)
- 1601 » Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter, sculptor, and architect († 1667)
- 1604 » John IV of Portugal († 1656)
- 1641 » Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Syrian author and scholar († 1731)
- 1661 » Francesco Gasparini, Italian composer and educator († 1727)
- 1684 » Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar († 1766)
- 1721 » Tobias Smollett, Scottish-Italian poet and author († 1771) (baptised on this day)
- 1734 » Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania († 1817)
- 1739 » Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician († 1824)
Died on March 19
- 1539 » Lord Edmund Howard, English nobleman (b. c. 1478)
- 1563 » Arthur Brooke, English poet
- 1568 » Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell, English noblewoman (b.c. 1518)
- 1581 » Francis I, duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1510)
- 1612 » Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Belarusian saint (b. 1585)
- 1637 » Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1570)
- 1649 » Gerhard Johann Vossius, German scholar and theologian (b. 1577)
- 1683 » Thomas Killigrew, English playwright and manager (b. 1612)
- 1687 » René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French-American explorer (b. 1643)
- 1697 » Nicolaus Bruhns, German organist and composer (b. 1665)
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)
- June 20 » The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War.
- September 16 » Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.
- November 8 » The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
- 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.