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May 2, 1620Born on Sunday May 3, 1620
- Chistophora (Stoffelken) Van De Velde, Sleidinge, België († 1666)
- Anthonis Jansen Vergouwen, Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelius van Bulck, Hemiksem († 1662)
- Adriaan van Aelst, Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1624)
- Bogislaw van Radziwill, Danzig († 1669)
- Catharina Rombouts, Dessel, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1699)
- Anthonis Jan Antonij Vergouwen, Zundert († 1697)
- Antonius Koenen
- Jean Cloutier, Mortagne (Saint-Jean), Perche, France († 1690)
- Joanna Dielis Michiel Swagemaeckers, Hoogstraten (B)
Died on Sunday May 3, 1620
- Michiel van Overloop
- Peter Dolck
- Pieter van Hensbeeck, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Born on May 3
- 1479 » Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg († 1552)
- 1481 » Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez, Spanish abbess of the Franciscan Third Order Regular († 1534)
- 1536 » Stephan Praetorius, German theologian († 1603)
- 1632 » Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nurse and saint, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec († 1668)
- 1662 » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, designed the Pillnitz Castle († 1736)
- 1678 » Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair († 1747)
- 1695 » Henri Pitot, French physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube († 1771)
- 1729 » Florian Leopold Gassmann, Czech composer († 1774)
- 1761 » August von Kotzebue, German playwright and author († 1819)
- 1764 » Princess Élisabeth of France († 1794)
Died on May 3
- 1501 » John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, English Baron (b. 1463)
- 1524 » Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent, English peer (b. 1481)
- 1534 » Juana de la Cruz Vazquez Gutierrez, Spanish Roman Catholic nun and venerable (b. 1481)
- 1589 » Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1528)
- 1606 » Henry Garnet, English priest and author (b. 1555)
- 1621 » Elizabeth Bacon, English Tudor gentlewoman (b. 1541)
- 1679 » James Sharp, Scottish archbishop (b. 1613)
- 1693 » Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)
- 1704 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1644)
- 1724 » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1662)
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 1 » Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
- 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 9 » Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- 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.)