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May 23, 1627Born on Monday May 24, 1627
- Marijtgen Cornelisdr Coster, Nootdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Nicolaus Goswinus, Oirschot († 1650)
- August Geertsen, Merksplas, Belgium
- Wouter Cornelisz Jongbloed, Oud-Alblas, Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jacob Bouderij, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Elizabeth Jan Lambert Aertsen, Veghel
- Maria Cornelis Cirip (Sirip, Sirop), Leiderdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joanna WITTEBOLS, Overijse, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Suzanne Claesd Bronssen, Goudriaan, zh.nld († 1654)
- Susanna (Claasdr) Brons, Goudriaan
Died on Monday May 24, 1627
- Thomas Drake (45)
- Cornelis Mogge (47), Zierikzee, Nederland
- Jacob Maertensz Rotteval (47)
- Cornelis Mogge (47), Zierikzee
Born on May 24
- 1522 » John Jewel, English bishop († 1571)
- 1544 » William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer († 1603)
- 1576 » Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier († 1635)
- 1616 » John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland († 1682)
- 1628 » Marek Sobieski, Polish noble († 1652)
- 1669 » Emerentia von Düben, Swedish royal favorite († 1743)
- 1671 » Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1737)
- 1686 » Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale († 1736)
- 1689 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1769)
- 1743 » Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician († 1793)
Died on May 24
- 1425 » Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)
- 1456 » Ambroise de Loré, French commander (b. 1396)
- 1543 » Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)
- 1612 » Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1563)
- 1627 » Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (b. 1561)
- 1632 » Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)
- 1665 » Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (b. 1602)
- 1734 » Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
- 1792 » George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1718)
- 1806 » John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (b. 1723)
Names that were popular for boys in 1627
- Jan
- Joannes
- John
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Thomas
- Johan
- William
- Willem
- Johann
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- Jacobus
Names that were popular for girls in 1627
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Louise
- Adriana
- Johanna
- Jannetje
- Sarah
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1627
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- July 30 » An earthquake kills about 5,000 people in Gargano, Italy.
- November 28 » The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last victory in the Battle of Oliwa.