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April 22, 1620Born on Thursday April 23, 1620
- Mechteltgen Duerkant, Utrecht
- Nicolas Vanderplassche, Marcq († 1668)
- Hans Georg Einssminger Wagner, Waldhambach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France († 1722)
- Lady Margaret Rothes Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland († 1688)
- Maria Henricusdr, Hilvarenbeek
- Reind Relker, Neede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Barbara Pieton, Malderen,1840,Vlaams-Brabant,BE († 1691)
- Maria ( Van Berchem ) Berchem, Brugge
- Maria Berchem, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Jan van Oost, Tielt († 1652)
Died on Thursday April 23, 1620
- Amelberga (54), Temse
- Amelberga Berthouts, Temse
- Jérôme van Caverson (71), Bruxelles, Belgique
- Johannes Rompts Rosema (58), Augsbuurt
- Amelberga Berthouts, Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Anthonij Cornelis Sas
- Johannes NN1 (35), Beddelhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Jan Cornelisz Sas
- Morice DELACOUR (95), SAINTE-BARBE 57640-Moselle-Lorraine-France
- Herman Doens
Born on April 23
- 1500 » Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic († 1565)
- 1500 » Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer († 1576)
- 1512 » Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford († 1580)
- 1516 » Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist († 1571)
- 1598 » Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral († 1653)
- 1621 » William Penn, English admiral and politician († 1670)
- 1628 » Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician († 1704)
- 1661 » Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat († 1730)
- 1715 » Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor († 1797)
- 1720 » Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author († 1797)
Died on April 23
- 1501 » Domenico della Rovere, Catholic cardinal (b. 1442)
- 1554 » Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (b. 1523)
- 1605 » Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (b. 1551)
- 1616 » William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (b. 1564)
- 1625 » Maurice, Prince of Orange (b. 1567)
- 1695 » Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1702 » Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)
- 1781 » James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)
- 1784 » Solomon I of Imereti (b. 1735)
- 1792 » Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (b. 1741)
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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 6 » The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
- November 8 » The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
- 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.