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April 23, 1620Born on Friday April 24, 1620
- Mattheus Jakobus Van Nistelray van NISTELROOIJ, Schijndel, 4178, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Petrus Vanrolleghem, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Dimpna van MEESSELAER, Vorst, 2430, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Kleinhans Mueller, Weiningen, Zurich, Switzerland († 1693)
- Volrad Ludolf van Krosigk Heer van Poplitz († 1671)
- Maria CREYARTS, Roermond
- Christian Auerbach
- Digna Meesselaer, Vorst
- Arris Lubbertsen van Rouwenburg, Nijkerk
- Vollrath Ludolf von KROSIGK († 1671)
Died on Friday April 24, 1620
- Antoinette JOSSET (39)
- Elizabeth Smith (49), Little Houghton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
- Hiltye Jans (35)
- Hiltye Jans Straetman (40), Surhuisterveen, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
- Elisabeth du CELLIER
- Hiltye Jans STRAETMAN (35), Surhuisterveen, Achtkarspelen, Fryslân, Nederland
- Hiltje Jans
Born on April 24
- 1532 » Thomas Lucy, English politician († 1600)
- 1533 » William I of Orange, founding father of the Netherlands († 1584)
- 1538 » Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua († 1587)
- 1545 » Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, English Earl († 1581)
- 1562 » Xu Guangqi, Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader († 1633)
- 1581 » Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint († 1660)
- 1608 » Gaston, Duke of Orléans, third son of King Henry IV of France († 1660)
- 1620 » John Graunt, English demographer and statistician († 1674)
- 1706 » Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian pianist and composer († 1780)
- 1718 » Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-English painter and educator († 1784)
Died on April 24
- 1479 » Jorge Manrique, Spanish poet (b. 1440)
- 1513 » Şehzade Ahmet, Ottoman prince (b. 1465)
- 1617 » Concino Concini, Italian-French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1575)
- 1622 » Fidelis of Sigmaringen, German friar and saint (b. 1577)
- 1656 » Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)
- 1731 » Daniel Defoe, English journalist, novelist, and spy (b. 1660)
- 1748 » Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman and translator (b. 1683)
- 1779 » Eleazar Wheelock, American minister and academic, founded Dartmouth College (b. 1711)
- 1794 » Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish field marshal and politician (b. 1719)
- 1852 » Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (b. 1783)
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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 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 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.
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.