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April 27, 1620Born on Tuesday April 28, 1620
- Aefje van Gent, Enkhuizen († 1653)
- Elisabeth KENENS, Overpelt, Pelt, Province of Limburg, Belgium († 1667)
- Maryte Jansse, Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Marytje Jansse Dufoert, Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Cornelis Bernaert Peter van AKEN, Loenhout, Antwerpen, België († 1684)
- René George Van Nassau, k. Corroy († 1647)
- Elisabetha Kenens, Overpelt († 1667)
- Elisabetha Kenens, Overpelt († 1667)
- Catelijn Fruytier, Temse
- Jacob Woodman, Leigh, Wiltshire, England († 1691)
Died on Tuesday April 28, 1620
- Jehan le MAYEUR de GORONNE
- Ottilie von Limburg-Speckfeld (70)
- Hans Bernhardt (85), Gelenau
- Laurent Graßhoff (60), Natho
Born on April 28
- 1545 » Yi Sun-sin, Korean commander († 1598)
- 1573 » Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême, son of Charles IX († 1650)
- 1604 » Joris Jansen Rapelje, Dutch settler in colonial North America († 1662)
- 1623 » Wilhelmus Beekman, Dutch politician († 1707)
- 1630 » Charles Cotton, English poet and author († 1687)
- 1676 » Frederick I, prince consort and king of Sweden († 1751)
- 1715 » Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator († 1767)
- 1758 » James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States († 1831)
- 1761 » Marie Harel, French cheesemaker († 1844)
- 1765 » Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic († 1834)
Died on April 28
- 1489 » Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1449)
- 1533 » Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)
- 1643 » Francisco de Lucena, Portuguese politician (b. 1578)
- 1710 » Thomas Betterton, English actor and manager (b. 1630)
- 1716 » Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (b. 1673)
- 1726 » Thomas Pitt, English merchant and politician (b. 1653)
- 1741 » Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (b. 1668)
- 1772 » Johann Friedrich Struensee, German physician and politician (b. 1737)
- 1781 » Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (b. 1723)
- 1813 » Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (b. 1745)
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.
- September 16 » Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.
- 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.