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April 6, 1624Born on Sunday April 7, 1624
- Catharina Pasmans, Sint Pieter
- Cornelis Claesz, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Cornelia Christiaans, Beers,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Maria Ariaense, Willemstad
- Maria Jacob Ariaense Jacobs, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Lijntje Quireijn Janse, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Maijken Joosten, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jacob Graswinckel, Delft
- Jannette Isaack Haes de, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Elias Jansen Backer, Wemeldinge, Zeeland, Nederland
Died on Sunday April 7, 1624
- Gijsbrecht Matthijszn
- Jane Puleston (79), Preston Patrick, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom
- Johanna Cruise
- Elisabeth Buytaert (10), Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Loyse Dubesset (39), Pannes, Loiret, Centre, FRANCE
- Robert Wright (67), Dennington, Suffolk, England
- Jane Puleston verch Rowland (79), Gloucestershire, England
- Etienne Lioret (35), Pannes, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
- Robert Chappell (54), Oldbury On The Hill, Gloucester, England
- Jacob Welser (61), Middle Franconia, Bayern, Germany
Born on April 7
- 1506 » Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint, co-founded the Society of Jesus († 1552)
- 1539 » Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator († 1584)
- 1613 » Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter († 1675)
- 1644 » François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general († 1730)
- 1648 » John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council († 1721)
- 1652 » Pope Clement XII († 1740)
- 1713 » Nicola Sala, Italian composer and theorist († 1801)
- 1718 » Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author († 1800)
- 1727 » Michel Adanson, French botanist, entomologist, and mycologist († 1806)
- 1763 » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer († 1846)
Died on April 7
- 1606 » Edward Oldcorne, English martyr (b. 1561)
- 1614 » El Greco, Greek-Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1541)
- 1638 » Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese daimyō (b. 1576)
- 1651 » Lennart Torstensson, Swedish field marshal and engineer (b. 1603)
- 1658 » Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, Spanish mystic and philosopher (b. 1595)
- 1661 » Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, English commander and politician (b. 1604)
- 1663 » Francis Cooke, English-American settler (b. 1583)
- 1668 » William Davenant, English poet and playwright (b. 1606)
- 1719 » Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint, founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (b. 1651)
- 1739 » Dick Turpin, English criminal (b. 1705)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1624
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 28 » Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.
- June 10 » Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.
- August 12 » The president of Louis XIII of France's royal council is arrested, leaving Cardinal Richelieu in the role of the King's principal minister.
- August 13 » The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.