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June 15, 1620Born on Tuesday June 16, 1620
- Catherina WILLEMS, Retie (Antwerpen), België († 1663)
- Catharina Willems, Retie († 1663)
- Petrus Devulder, Heldergem, OVL, B († 1693)
- GEORGE PARSONS COLTON, Sutton, Warwickshire, England († 1699)
- Jenneken Tielman Jan Berijs van Oerle, Tilburg
- Anthonius De Gendt, Lede, België
- Hendrik Cramfer, Amsterdam, Nieuwe Kerk († 1682)
- ROLEOFF MARTENSE (NY 1650) SCHENCK, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1705)
- Thurston Raynor, Elmsett, Suffolk, England († 1667)
- Catarina Willems, Retie, Antwerpen, België
Died on Tuesday June 16, 1620
- Catharina, Egenhausen, Wuerttenberg, Germany
Born on June 16
- 1583 » Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden († 1654)
- 1591 » Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Greek-Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist († 1655)
- 1606 » Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier and politician († 1675)
- 1613 » John Cleveland, English poet and educator († 1658)
- 1625 » Samuel Chappuzeau, French scholar († 1701)
- 1633 » Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist († 1667)
- 1644 » Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland († 1670)
- 1653 » James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, English nobleman († 1699)
- 1713 » Meshech Weare, American farmer, lawyer, and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire († 1786)
- 1723 » Adam Smith, Scottish philosopher and economist († 1790)
Died on June 16
- 1468 » Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy, Burgundian historian and author (b. 1395)
- 1487 » John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (b. c. 1463)
- 1540 » Konrad von Thüngen, German nobleman (b. c. 1466)
- 1622 » Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1555)
- 1626 » Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, German Protestant military leader (b. 1599)
- 1666 » Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet, English poet and diplomat, English Ambassador to Spain (b. 1608)
- 1722 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (b. 1650)
- 1743 » Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, eldest daughter of King Louis XIV of France (b. 1673)
- 1752 » Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1692)
- 1762 » Anne Russell, Countess of Jersey (formerly Duchess of Bedford) (b. c.1705)
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
- Lijsbeth
- Elizabeth
- 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.
- 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 16 » Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.
- 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.