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Born on Thursday December 23, 1621
- Heneage FINCH († 1682)
- Gabriel Francois Emmanuel ARRAZOLA de ONATE
- Jan Druijf, Enkhuizen
- Andreas Rein, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Catharina van den Bergh, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1672)
- Jane Wilkinson, Standrew, Yorkshire, England († 1651)
- Grietje Mennes, Warffum
- Maria Trachsel, Frutigen, Zwitserland
- Isabel Wilkenson, St Andrews, Yorkshire, England († 1651)
- Daniël de Blocq van Scheltinga, Leeuwarden,Gemeente Leeuwarden,Friesland,Netherlands († 1703)
Died on Thursday December 23, 1621
- Lysbette s Buels, Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Sara Puerari (30), Geneva, Switzerland
- Alonso Fernández de Córdoba (51), Madrid
- Andries Pieterszoon van Bronckhorst Van Vliet (43), Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nl
Born on December 23
- 1544 » Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony († 1577)
- 1573 » Giovanni Battista Crespi, Italian painter, sculptor and architect († 1632)
- 1582 » Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer († 1663)
- 1597 » Martin Opitz, German poet and composer († 1639)
- 1605 » Tianqi Emperor, Chinese emperor († 1627)
- 1613 » Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden († 1676)
- 1621 » Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge († 1678)
- 1621 » Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England († 1682)
- 1689 » Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer († 1755)
- 1690 » Pamheiba, Indian emperor († 1751)
Died on December 23
- 1556 » Nicholas Udall, English cleric, playwright, and educator (b. 1504)
- 1568 » Roger Ascham, English scholar and academic (b. 1515)
- 1575 » Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1531)
- 1588 » Henry I, duke of Guise (b. 1550)
- 1631 » Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright (b. 1563)
- 1638 » Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1646 » François Maynard, French poet and academic (b. 1582)
- 1652 » John Cotton, English minister and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1675 » Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French general and diplomat (b. 1602)
- 1722 » Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (b. 1654)
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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.
- March 16 » Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
- 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 3 » The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland.