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May 9, 1620Born on Sunday May 10, 1620
- Petrus Bonne, Eksaarde, Lokeren, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1692)
- Maria Bellekens, Berlaar
- Elias Wessevelt, Sinaai (B)
- Gertgen Janssen, Venray
- Jan Gerrits van der Werf, Wilsveen
- Petrus Truyens, Lubbeek
- Catharina van Laken, Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Maria van Aelst, Arnhem,,Gelderland,PAYS-BAS († 1621)
- Catharina van Laken, Temse
- Cornelis LEEUWENBURG, Rijsoord († 1676)
Died on Sunday May 10, 1620
- Nn Fyncken (0), Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
- Arie Houmes (50)
- Catharina van Plessis-Liancourt (70)
- Clement Draper (55), St Clement Daners, Westminster, Middlesex, England
- Clement Draper (55), Westminster, London, England
- Stanley Flowerdew (33), Scattow, Norfolk, England
- Dionisius VANPOUCKE (58), Harelbeke, Belgique
- Catherine du Plessis-Liancourt
- Aeltje DIRCKS (36), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Born on May 10
- 1491 » Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon († 1521)
- 1604 » Jean Mairet, French author and playwright († 1686)
- 1697 » Jean-Marie Leclair, French violinist and composer († 1764)
- 1727 » Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician († 1781)
- 1755 » Robert Gray, American captain and explorer († 1806)
- 1760 » Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer († 1836)
- 1760 » Johann Peter Hebel, German author and poet († 1826)
- 1770 » Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1823)
- 1788 » Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer († 1827)
- 1812 » William Henry Barlow, English engineer († 1902)
Died on May 10
- 1482 » Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1397)
- 1493 » Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1433)
- 1521 » Sebastian Brant, German author (b. 1457)
- 1566 » Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (b. 1501)
- 1569 » John of Ávila, Spanish mystic and saint (b. 1500)
- 1641 » Johan Banér, Swedish field marshal (b. 1596)
- 1717 » John Hathorne, American merchant and politician (b. 1641)
- 1726 » Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (b. 1670)
- 1774 » Louis XV of France (b. 1710)
- 1787 » William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (b. 1715)
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)
- 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 6 » The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
- September 17 » Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
- 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.