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August 1620Born on Saturday August 1, 1620
- Johann Hermann von Diepenbroick († 1695)
- Johan Herman von Diepenbroick zu Impel († 1695)
- Johan Herman Vrijheer van Diepenbrock Heer van Empel († 1695)
- Cornelia van der Burch, Dordrecht,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Martinus Christianus Aben-, Hilvarenbeek, Nederland
- Catharina Martinus Christianus ABEN, Hilvarenbeek,5080,Noord-Brabant,Tilburg,NEDERLAND
- Johan Herman van Diepenbroich († 1695)
- Jean Farvarques, Tourcoing, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1694)
- Michael Elsaesser, Vaihingen, Stuttgart, Wuerttemberg, Germany († 1697)
- Catharina Martinus Christianus (Eertjen) Aben, Hilvarenbeek,,Nederland
Died on Saturday August 1, 1620
- Johannes Ensslin (Enzlin) (60), Vaihingen (Enz)
- Joost Tervile (66), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Vranck Jacobsz. van der Velden
- Vranck Jacobs van der Velden (40)
- Joan Bowser (65)
- Christina ter Steeg (Tersteeg, ter Steege ter Stege) (2), Nijmegen
- Joost ter Vile (66), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Gertrudis van Swieten (52)
- Joannes Nordbeck (66), Bentheim, Duitsland
- Geertruyt van Swieten (52)
Born on August 1
- 1520 » Sigismund II, Polish king († 1572)
- 1545 » Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and scholar († 1622)
- 1555 » Edward Kelley, English spirit medium († 1597)
- 1579 » Luis Vélez de Guevara, Spanish author and playwright († 1644)
- 1626 » Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi and theorist († 1676)
- 1630 » Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer († 1673)
- 1659 » Sebastiano Ricci, Italian painter († 1734)
- 1713 » Charles I, German duke and prince († 1780)
- 1714 » Richard Wilson, Welsh painter and academic († 1782)
- 1738 » Jacques François Dugommier, French general († 1794)
Died on August 1
- 1464 » Cosimo de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1386)
- 1494 » Giovanni Santi, artist and father of Raphael (b. c. 1435)
- 1541 » Simon Grynaeus, German theologian and scholar (b. 1493)
- 1543 » Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1488)
- 1546 » Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (b. 1506)
- 1557 » Olaus Magnus, Swedish archbishop, historian, and cartographer (b. 1490)
- 1580 » Albrecht Giese, Polish-German politician and diplomat (b. 1524)
- 1589 » Jacques Clément, French assassin of Henry III of France (b. 1567)
- 1603 » Matthew Browne, English politician (b. 1563)
- 1714 » Anne, Queen of Great Britain (b. 1665)
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)
- 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.)
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.