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May 15, 1623Born on Tuesday May 16, 1623
- Elisabetha Douverns, Roermond (L) († 1676)
- Edmond de Cortenbach († 1681)
- Edmund Vrijheer van Cortenbach († 1681)
- Mathias Van Bambrugghe, Balegem († 1655)
- Elisabeth Vellemans, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgie
- Abraham van Lannoy, Leiden, Z.H († 1655)
- Abraham de Lannoy, Leiden († 1668)
- Martinus Van Elsrack, Hasselt
- Catharina Beyens, Vorst (Laakdal)
- Robert Tull, Selborne,Hampshire,England
Died on Tuesday May 16, 1623
- Elisabeth Janssnes (73), Gierle
- Edward Cheney (54), Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Wolfgang Ernst von Schönburg Penig (40)
- John (VII) Robert De Cheney (54), Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
- John Cheney (54), Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
- Rienck Tietes Popma (29), Wergea, Friesland, Nederland
- Elisabeth JANSSENS (73), Gierle
- Louis Macharis, Aalst-Oost Vlaanderen
- Elisabeth Janssens (73), Gierle
- Willem le MANGON
Born on May 16
- 1455 » Wolfgang I of Oettingen, German count († 1522)
- 1542 » Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman († 1580)
- 1606 » John Bulwer, British doctor († 1656)
- 1611 » Pope Innocent XI († 1689)
- 1641 » Dudley North, English economist and politician († 1691)
- 1710 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household († 1782)
- 1718 » Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher († 1799)
- 1763 » Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist († 1829)
- 1788 » Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator († 1866)
- 1801 » William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State († 1872)
Died on May 16
- 1561 » Jan Tarnowski, Polish noble and statesman (b. 1488)
- 1620 » William Adams, English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)
- 1657 » Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)
- 1667 » Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)
- 1669 » Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)
- 1691 » Jacob Leisler, German-American politician, 8th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1640)
- 1696 » Mariana of Austria, Queen consort of Spain (b. 1634)
- 1703 » Charles Perrault, French author and academic (b. 1628)
- 1778 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)
- 1790 » Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)
Names that were popular for boys in 1623
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- John
- Jacob
- Willem
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- Claes
- Johann
- Leendert
- Hendrik
Names that were popular for girls in 1623
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Sarah
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Lijsbeth
- Barbara
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1623
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)