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Born on Thursday February 25, 1621
- Trijntje Pieters, Dokkum († 1632)
- Pierre CLAICKENS, Heers (Heks),3870,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1626)
- Willis Cutting, Beeston-St. Lawrence, Norfolk, England
- Elizabetha Sergeerts, Tielrode, O-Vl, BE († 1685)
- Philipp Adam, Klein-Bieberau (Modautal), Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany († 1697)
- Marijtje Gillisdr Marcouw, Leiden
- Jan Barentsz, Amersfoort († 1647)
- Dorothie Armstronge, Warcop, Westmoreland, England
- Johannes Rijcken, Diessen
- Claes Sierds van der Ley, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
Died on Thursday February 25, 1621
- Georg van Pflug Heer van Potzterstein (52)
- MARY (MA 1620) NORRIS (34)
- Mary Norris **** (33), Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Joris Jans Soete (61)
- Martha Norris (37), Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Joris Soek, Biggekerke
- Pierre CLAICKENS (13)
- Martha Norreys (37), Plymouth, Devon, England
- Joris Soete, Biggekerke
- Mary Fear On May Flower Norris Brewster (35), Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Born on February 25
- 1540 » Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English aristocrat and courtier († 1614)
- 1543 » Sharaf Khan Bidlisi, Emir of Bitlis († 1603)
- 1591 » Friedrich Spee, German poet and author († 1635)
- 1643 » Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan († 1695)
- 1663 » Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright and translator († 1718)
- 1670 » Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician († 1720)
- 1682 » Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist († 1771)
- 1707 » Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer († 1793)
- 1714 » René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France († 1792)
- 1728 » John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent († 1782)
Died on February 25
- 1522 » William Lily, English scholar and educator (b. 1468)
- 1536 » Berchtold Haller, German-Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1492)
- 1547 » Vittoria Colonna, marchioness of Pescara (b. 1490)
- 1601 » Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1566)
- 1634 » Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general and politician (b. 1583)
- 1655 » Daniël Heinsius, Flemish poet and scholar (b. 1580)
- 1682 » Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (b. 1639)
- 1710 » Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French soldier and explorer (b. 1639)
- 1713 » Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)
- 1723 » Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
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.
- 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 3 » The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland.