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July 15, 1620Born on Thursday July 16, 1620
- Renick Jacobs Ciingel, Leeuwarden (Friesland)
- Martinus de BIE, Duffel, Antwerpen, Belgique
- Anna Rutten, Breust
- Jacob Spengler, Nürnberg, Bayern, Allemagne († 1672)
- Margaretha Vervoort, Horst
- Arnoldus Godefriduszn, Hilvarenbeek
- Klaas Dirks, Leeuwarden
- Evert Elbertsen van Moorselaar, Nijkerk
- William Board, Widworthy, Devon, England († 1663)
- Thomas Gray, Stapleford, Tawney, Essex, England († 1654)
Died on Thursday July 16, 1620
- Cunera Aerts Hacke
- Engelbert Coerts (24), Nieuwolda
- Engelbert Coerts (24), Wagenborgen
Born on July 16
- 1486 » Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter († 1530)
- 1517 » Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, English duchess († 1559)
- 1529 » Petrus Peckius the Elder, Dutch jurist, writer on international maritime law († 1589)
- 1611 » Cecilia Renata of Austria († 1644)
- 1661 » Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain, explorer, and politician († 1706)
- 1714 » Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French engineer and author († 1800)
- 1722 » Joseph Wilton, English sculptor and academic († 1803)
- 1723 » Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic († 1792)
- 1731 » Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut († 1796)
- 1749 » Cyrus Griffin, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 16th President of the Continental Congress († 1810)
Died on July 16
- 1509 » João da Nova, Portuguese explorer (b. 1460)
- 1546 » Anne Askew, English author and poet (b. 1520)
- 1557 » Anne of Cleves (b. 1515)
- 1576 » Isabella de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1542)
- 1647 » Masaniello, Italian rebel (b. 1622)
- 1664 » Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (b. 1616)
- 1686 » John Pearson, English bishop and scholar (b. 1612)
- 1691 » François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1641)
- 1729 » Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (b. 1683)
- 1747 » Giuseppe Crespi, Italian painter (b. 1665)
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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)
- 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 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.
- 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.