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July 28, 1620Born on Wednesday July 29, 1620
- Adrianus Grots, Ichtegem (Eernegem), West-Vlaanderen, België († 1679)
- Appollonia BOENS, Brugge St Salv3
- Catherine LE VALLOIS, Bailleul, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France († 1710)
- Renée Le Corvaisier, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France († 1657)
- Dympna Geerincx, Geel
- Dijwertgen VOSMAER, Delft, Gemeente Delft, South Holland, Nederland
- Agathe Haug, Ehningen († 1660)
- Johannes Petersz OERLEMANS, Capelle
- Margaretha Boumans, Voerendaal,, Limburg, Nederland
- Margareta BOUMANS, Voerendaal
Born on July 29
- 1537 » Pedro Téllez-Girón, Spanish nobleman († 1590)
- 1573 » Philip II, duke of Pomerania-Stettin († 1618)
- 1580 » Francesco Mochi, Italian sculptor († 1654)
- 1605 » Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer († 1659)
- 1646 » Johann Theile, German organist and composer († 1724)
- 1744 » Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal († 1830)
- 1763 » Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician († 1845)
- 1797 » Daniel Drew, American businessman and financier († 1879)
- 1801 » George Bradshaw, English cartographer and publisher († 1853)
- 1805 » Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher († 1859)
Died on July 29
- 1504 » Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (b. 1435)
- 1507 » Martin Behaim, German-Bohemian geographer and astronomer (b. 1459)
- 1573 » John Caius, English physician and academic (b. 1510)
- 1612 » Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554)
- 1644 » Pope Urban VIII (b. 1568)
- 1752 » Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (b. 1703)
- 1781 » Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)
- 1792 » René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1714)
- 1813 » Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (b. 1771)
- 1833 » William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1759)
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 6 » The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
- September 16 » Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.
- 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.