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Born on Saturday January 16, 1627
- Adriaentijen Theunisdr Coster, Jutphaas
- Maria van Britsom, Rupelmonde, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1704)
- Margareta Andries, Zemst († 1663)
- Michael Jans, Kortessem
- Margaretha van Kardoff († 1669)
- Leo MAURISSEN, Bilzen, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
- Elizabeth Townson, Lancaster, Lancashire, England († 1628)
- Elisabeth Rogmans, Bonheiden, Antwerpen, België († 1670)
- Leo Van nut Maurissen, Bilzen
- Georgius Anthonis, Halle
Died on Saturday January 16, 1627
- Margaretha Meerte (103), Merchtem
- Margaretha Meert (103), Merchtem
- Neeltyen WILLEMSD (18)
- Elizabeth Curtis (2), Nazing, Essex, ENGLAND
- Margarita (Margaretha) Meert* (103), Merchtem Belgie
- Elizabeth Thewles (51), Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
- Nelletje Woutersd Verduijn (49)
- Margarita Meerte (103), Merchtem
- Sir William Savage (42)
- Abraham Percy Piersey (42), Jamestown, James, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1627 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1516 » Bayinnaung, king of Burma († 1581)
- 1558 » Jakobea of Baden, Margravine of Baden by birth, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg by marriage († 1597)
- 1616 » François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort († 1669)
- 1626 » Lucas Achtschellinck, Belgian painter and educator († 1699)
- 1630 » Guru Har Rai, Sikh Guru († 1661)
- 1634 » Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet († 1716)
- 1675 » Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French soldier and diplomat († 1755)
- 1691 » Peter Scheemakers, Belgian sculptor and educator († 1781)
- 1728 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator († 1800)
- 1749 » Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet and playwright († 1803)
Died on January 16
- 1545 » George Spalatin, German priest and reformer (b. 1484)
- 1547 » Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)
- 1554 » Christiern Pedersen, Danish publisher and scholar (b. 1480)
- 1585 » Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral and politician (b. 1512)
- 1595 » Murad III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1546)
- 1659 » Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)
- 1710 » Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)
- 1711 » Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)
- 1747 » Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)
- 1748 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)
Names that were popular for boys in 1627
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- John
- 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
- Barbara
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.