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Born on Thursday September 17, 1620
- Anna (Enchen) Schmidt, Elsoff († 1693)
- Anna Van Biesen, Moorsel
- Paulina Claessen Scheunen (Schoonen), Nispen-Essen († 1688)
- Lubbert Thorsius, Epe
- Thomas Scudder, parish, Kent, England († 1690)
- engel engelen van ophuijsen, Arnhem
- Philippus DIODATI, Genève
- Agnès de Salles, Martigné-Briand, Maine-et-Loire, France
- Lambert Jansen Torsij = Torsius = Thorsius, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
- Paulina Claessen Schoonen, Essen-Nispen († 1688)
Died on Thursday September 17, 1620
- Geertje Corsdr (30)
- Jan Cornelis den Uijl (31)
- Barbara Schoti, Middelburg,Gemeente Middelburg,Zeeland,Netherlands,Oude Kerk
- Abelis VAN_ACKE, Tielt
- Elisabeth van Holstein-Schaumburg-Pinnenberg (42), Mesmerode, Nedersaksen
- Geertgen Corssdr Bastiaans (29)
- Geertje Corsdr (30)
- Barbara SCHOTI (SCHOUTENS), Middelburg
- Johannes VAN MUIJLWIJCK (0), Hoornaar
- Barbara Schoutens (50), Middelburg, Walcheren, Zeeland, Nederland
Born on September 17
- 1550 » Paul V, pope of the Catholic Church († 1621)
- 1565 » Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman († 1600)
- 1578 » John Prideaux, English administrator and bishop († 1650)
- 1605 » Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer († 1650)
- 1630 » Ranuccio II Farnese, duke of Parma († 1694)
- 1639 » Hans Herr, Swiss bishop († 1725)
- 1688 » Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen consort of Spain († 1714)
- 1730 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general († 1794)
- 1739 » John Rutledge, American judge and politician, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States († 1800)
- 1743 » Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and political scientist († 1794)
Died on September 17
- 1563 » Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier (b. 1526)
- 1574 » Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer, founded St. Augustine, Florida (b. 1519)
- 1575 » Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1504)
- 1609 » Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (b. 1520)
- 1621 » Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1542)
- 1626 » Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, German cleric and politician, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (b. 1553)
- 1630 » Thomas Lake, English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1567)
- 1637 » Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, English-Scottish peer
- 1665 » Philip IV, king of Spain (b. 1605)
- 1676 » Sabbatai Zevi, Turkish rabbi and scholar (b. 1626)
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
- Mary
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.