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July 1, 1620Born on Thursday July 2, 1620
- Magdalena Claesse, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Thomas Shaw, Prob. Lancastershire, England († 1680)
- Maria Coen, Aalst, België († 1662)
- Marx Schudel, Schleitheim (Zwitserland)
- Martinus Kennes, Reet, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Anthonis Peter Claes de Coninck, Groot Zundert
- Petronella Joannis van POPPEL, Onbekend,,NEDERLAND, Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1667)
- Cornelia Cornelis Cornelis de Bruijn, Kalmthout, Hertogdom Brabant, Spaanse Nederlanden
- joannes van varenbergh, hekelgem († 1675)
- Jean Van VARENBERGH
Died on Thursday July 2, 1620
- Marta (Diamante Manta Mantazza) ? SANS NOM, Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- Isaac Gawkroger (0), Rhode Island, United States
- Peter Groenbach (22)
- Baudouin DRIEUX (80)
Born on July 2
- 1492 » Elizabeth Tudor, English daughter of Henry VII of England († 1495)
- 1500 » Federico Cesi (cardinal), Italian cardinal († 1565)
- 1575 » Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby, English noblewoman and head of state of the Isle of Man († 1627)
- 1597 » Theodoor Rombouts, Flemish painter († 1637)
- 1647 » Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1730)
- 1648 » Arp Schnitger, German organ builder († 1719)
- 1665 » Samuel Penhallow, English-American soldier and historian († 1726)
- 1667 » Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal and art collector († 1740)
- 1714 » Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer († 1787)
- 1724 » Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet and author († 1803)
Died on July 2
- 1504 » Stephen III of Moldavia (b. 1434)
- 1566 » Nostradamus, French astrologer and author (b. 1503)
- 1578 » Thomas Doughty, English explorer
- 1582 » Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1528)
- 1591 » Vincenzo Galilei, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1520)
- 1619 » Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)
- 1621 » Thomas Harriot, English astronomer, mathematician, and ethnographer (b. 1560)
- 1656 » François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French general (b. 1611)
- 1674 » Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614)
- 1743 » Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1673)
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.
- 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 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.
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.