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May 12, 1620Born on Wednesday May 13, 1620
- Joannes DECEUNINCK, Hooglede, Belgique
- Stephanus Vaij (Vains), Bergen op Zoom, Brabant
- JEAN CLOUTIER,, St-Jean de Mortagne, Perche, Orne, France († 1690)
- Giuseppe DI BENEDETTO, Sambuca di Sicilia,92017,Agrigente,Sicile,ITALIE († 1621)
- Franz Karl Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky († 1700)
- Marie Farvacque, Tourcoing, 59599, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1627)
- Adriaen Jansz Gast, Arnemuiden († 1623)
- Jan DIRCKS, Oldebroek, Gemeente Oldebroek, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1664)
- Anthonius Van Nuwenhove, Zarlardinge († 1695)
- Lenaert van den BRANDE, Lier, 2500, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
Died on Wednesday May 13, 1620
- Marrie Tymens (30)
- Aelbert Adriaensen van Bosch
- Willem Lodewijk van Nassau (60), Leeuwaarden
- Marrie Tijmens (30), Oldebroek, Nederland
- Marrie Tymens (30)
- Marrie Tymens (30), Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
- Willempie Gijsbertss. van Cleve
- Renée SOUEFF, Amanlis, 35150, France
Born on May 13
- 1588 » Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian († 1654)
- 1597 » Cornelis Schut, Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver († 1655)
- 1638 » Richard Simon, French priest and scholar († 1712)
- 1699 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal († 1782)
- 1712 » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician and diplomat († 1772)
- 1713 » Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist († 1765)
- 1717 » Maria Theresa, Archduchess, Queen, and Empress; Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor († 1780)
- 1730 » Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1782)
- 1735 » Horace Coignet, French violinist and composer († 1821)
- 1742 » Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen († 1798)
Died on May 13
- 1573 » Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyō (b. 1521)
- 1619 » Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch politician (b. 1547)
- 1704 » Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and author (b. 1632)
- 1726 » Francesco Antonio Pistocchi, Italian singer (b. 1659)
- 1782 » Daniel Solander, Swedish-English botanist and phycologist (b. 1736)
- 1807 » Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1721)
- 1809 » Beilby Porteus, English bishop (b. 1731)
- 1832 » Georges Cuvier, French zoologist and academic (b. 1769)
- 1835 » John Nash, English architect, designed the Royal Pavilion (b. 1752)
- 1866 » Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1796)
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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.
- August 1 » Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
- 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 9 » Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.