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Born on Sunday August 23, 1620
- Catharina Heijnen, Meerlo
- Bastiaentje Jacobsdr van Cleeff, Poortugaal
- Catharina Jacob Jan van Tychel, Loenhout (B)
- Joannes Janssens, Ekeren-Brasschaat-Antwerpen, België († 1682)
- Antonius Somers, Essen(B)
- Jacobus Gaertgens, Venray († 1693)
- Joannes Jansen SPEECK, Ekeren, Antwerpen, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1682)
- Barbara Toebent, Rupelmonde, O-Vl, BE
- Beatrix Coeldraegers, Roermond, Limburg, Niederlande
- Joannes van Amstel, Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Sunday August 23, 1620
- Hermann Graf zu Schwalenberg zu Lippe-Detmold (29), Schieder-Schwalenberg, Burg Schwalenberg, Landkreis Lippe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Mary Aske (60), Ottley, Yorkshire, England
- Herman van LIPPE (29)
- Hermann von Lippe-Detmold (29)
- Geertgen de Vries (15), Hoornaar
- Hermann v.LIP-Schwalenbg. (29), unbekannt
- Hermann van Lippe Detmold (29)
- Herman van Lippe-Schwalenberg (29)
- Eleanor ASKE (58), Denton Castle, Denton, Bilborough, Yorkshire
- Trijncke OENTZES (1), Hoge Buren, Hallum, Ferwerderadiel, Fryslân, Nederland
Born on August 23
- 1482 » Jo Gwang-jo, Korean philosopher († 1520)
- 1486 » Sigismund von Herberstein, Slovenian historian and diplomat († 1566)
- 1498 » Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal († 1500)
- 1524 » François Hotman, French lawyer and jurist († 1590)
- 1579 » Thomas Dempster, Scottish scholar and historian († 1625)
- 1623 » Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian († 1675)
- 1724 » Abraham Yates, Jr., American lawyer and civil servant († 1796)
- 1741 » Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer († 1788)
- 1754 » Louis XVI of France († 1793)
- 1769 » Georges Cuvier, French biologist and academic († 1832)
Died on August 23
- 1519 » Philibert Berthelier, Swiss soldier (b. 1465)
- 1540 » Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (b. 1467)
- 1568 » Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (b. 1495)
- 1574 » Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (b. 1490)
- 1591 » Luis de León, Spanish poet and academic (b. 1527)
- 1618 » Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1585)
- 1628 » George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. 1592)
- 1652 » John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (b. 1600)
- 1706 » Edward Nott, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Increase Mather, American minister and author (b. 1639)
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)
- June 20 » The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War.
- 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 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.