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July 7, 1620Born on Wednesday July 8, 1620
- Anna GIELS, Balen (Antwerpen), België († 1690)
- Jan Barto van Assendelft, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1668)
- Maria Taelman, Waarschoot, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Hans (Der Junge) Wentz, Berkach, Groâü-Gerau, Hesse, Deutschland († 1669)
- Johan Hendrik van Heugel-Pologwitz Heer van Guttwohn († 1680)
- Gommarus Gommer GORIS, Mortsel,2640,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
Died on Wednesday July 8, 1620
- Sjouck Tietesdr van Cammingha
- Sjouck Tietesdr Van Cammingha (69), Sexbierum, 8855, Nederland
- Bernardo (Bernardino) DI GREGOLI (ALIAS DI GREGORIO) (85), Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- Sjouck Tietesdr Cammingha (70), Sexbierum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Pierre SOULARD, Réaumur,85700,Vendée,Pays de la Loire,FRANCE
- Meijnsken Beeck (0), Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
- Kataryna
- Roeckgen Bernts
- Johan Jans (de Jonge) Carels (45)
- Johan Janszoon CARELS (45)
Born on July 8
- 1478 » Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian linguist, poet, and playwright († 1550)
- 1528 » Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy († 1580)
- 1538 » Alberto Bolognetti, Roman Catholic cardinal († 1585)
- 1545 » Carlos, Prince of Asturias († 1568)
- 1593 » Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter († 1653)
- 1621 » Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet († 1695)
- 1760 » Christian Kramp, French mathematician and academic († 1826)
- 1766 » Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon († 1842)
- 1779 » Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect († 1851)
- 1819 » Francis Leopold McClintock, Irish admiral and explorer († 1907)
Died on July 8
- 1538 » Diego de Almagro, Spanish general and explorer (b. 1475)
- 1623 » Pope Gregory XV (b. 1554)
- 1689 » Edward Wooster, English-American settler (b. 1622)
- 1695 » Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1629)
- 1716 » Robert South, English preacher and theologian (b. 1634)
- 1721 » Elihu Yale, American-English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1649)
- 1784 » Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1735)
- 1794 » Richard Mique, French architect (b. 1728)
- 1820 » Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor (b. 1816)
- 1822 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (b. 1792)
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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)
- August 1 » Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
- 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.)
- November 8 » The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
- 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.)