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April 17, 1621Born on Sunday April 18, 1621
- Beatrix Thuijs, Sint Pieter
- Cornelius Adrianus Cornelii Meeusen, Nispen-Essen († 1628)
- Abraham Jeroensz. van Dalen, Maassluis
- Hendrik Mommerency, Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Anna de Helt, Etten, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1684)
- Emerentia Judocus Coolen, St.Oedenrode
- Anna Jansen de Helt, Etten en Leur {NB.NL} († 1684)
- Gertrudis de Boonen, Lubbeek St. Martinus
- Egidia Pieters, Tielt
- Abraham Jeroensz, Maassluis
Died on Sunday April 18, 1621
- Jehan Geseijt Du Rieu (Jan) Philippo (84)
- Ursula Brandling (70), London, Middlesex, England
- Helen Holt (32), Wigan, Lancashire, England
- LIVINA SCHATTEMAN (46)
- Jan Philippo (84)
- JEHAN DU RIEU PHILIPPO (84)
- George Taylor (29), Lidgate, Suffolk, England
- George Taylor, III (29), Saint Edmundsbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Jehan Geseijt Du Rieu * Philippo (84)
- William TAYLOR (29), Lindgate, Suffolk, England
Born on April 18
- 1480 » Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI
- 1503 » Henry II of Navarre, († 1555)
- 1534 » William Harrison, English clergyman († 1593)
- 1580 » Thomas Middleton, English Jacobean playwright and poet († 1627)
- 1590 » Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor († 1617)
- 1605 » Giacomo Carissimi, Italian priest and composer († 1674)
- 1666 » Jean-Féry Rebel, French violinist and composer († 1747)
- 1740 » Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician († 1810)
- 1759 » Jacques Widerkehr, French cellist and composer († 1823)
- 1771 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg († 1820)
Died on April 18
- 1552 » John Leland, English poet and historian (b. 1502)
- 1555 » Polydore Vergil, English historian (b. 1470)
- 1556 » Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet and politician (b. 1495)
- 1567 » Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (b. 1503)
- 1587 » John Foxe, English historian and author (b. 1516)
- 1636 » Julius Caesar, English judge and politician (b. 1557)
- 1650 » Simonds d'Ewes, English lawyer and politician (b. 1602)
- 1674 » John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (b. 1620)
- 1689 » George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Welsh judge and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1648)
- 1732 » Louis Feuillée, French astronomer, geographer, and botanist (b. 1660)
Names that were popular for boys in 1621
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Joannes
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Thomas
- William
- Jacob
- Jean
- Johannes
- Richard
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1621
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Mary
- Anne
- Jeanne
- Neeltje
- Sarah
- Barbara
- Maartje
- Margaretha
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1621
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 9 » Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
- February 17 » Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
- March 22 » The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
- April 5 » The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
- May 24 » The Protestant Union is formally dissolved.
- June 21 » Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.