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Born on Monday February 15, 1621
- Elizabeth Hutchinson, Alford, Alford Parish, Lincolnshire, England († 1630)
- Maria Cailliau, Torhout,8820,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1700)
- Jacob Goijaerts Corsten van den Oetelaer, Gemonde († 1660)
- Anna DE RIDDER, Boechout, Boechout, Antwerpen, België
- Anna De Ridder, Boechout
- Jacobus Godefridi Christiani, Gemonde († 1666)
- "Pierre" Simon François Ignace von der Weid
- Elizabeth Hutchinson, Alford, Lincolnshire, England († 1630)
- Elisabetta ROMEO, Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE († 1681)
- Maria Cailliau, Torhout,, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1700)
Died on Monday February 15, 1621
- Joannes Verhavert (51), Steenhuffel
- Teye Saeckes (Tiberius sabinus) Hanckema (54)
- Teye Saeckes
- Teye Saeckes
- Johannes Michels gnt. Clas (37), Hundheim (Bell)
- Marcelis Adriaen Verheijden (61)
- Willemtje Adriaens HORDIJK (32)
- Teye Saeckes (61)
- Teye Saeckes (Tiberius Sabinus) HANCKEMA (ook SICCAMA) (54)
- Teye Saeckes
Born on February 15
- 1519 » Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, first Spanish Governor of Florida († 1574)
- 1557 » Alfonso Fontanelli, Italian composer († 1622)
- 1564 » Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician († 1642)
- 1571 » Michael Praetorius, German organist and composer (probable; d. 1621)
- 1612 » Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, French soldier, founded Montreal († 1676)
- 1627 » Charles Morton, Cornish nonconformist minister († 1698)
- 1638 » Zeb-un-Nissa, Mughal princess and poet († 1702)
- 1705 » Charles-André van Loo, French painter († 1765)
- 1710 » Louis XV of France († 1774)
- 1725 » Abraham Clark, American surveyor, lawyer, and politician († 1794)
Died on February 15
- 1417 » Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1385)
- 1508 » Giovanni II Bentivoglio, tyrant of Bologna (b. 1443)
- 1600 » José de Acosta, Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist (b. 1540)
- 1621 » Michael Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1571)
- 1637 » Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1578)
- 1738 » Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)
- 1781 » Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1729)
- 1818 » Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (b. 1746)
- 1835 » Henry Hunt, English farmer and politician (b. 1773)
- 1839 » François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian rebel (b. 1803)
Names that were popular for boys in 1621
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Thomas
- William
- Jacob
- Jean
- Johannes
- Jacobus
- Richard
- Johann
- Hendrik
Names that were popular for girls in 1621
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Mary
- Anne
- Jeanne
- Neeltje
- Barbara
- Sarah
- Maartje
- Jannetje
- Margaretha
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."
- 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.
- June 21 » Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.