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April 28, 1627Died on Thursday April 29, 1627
- Joachim von Rumohr (49)
- Jan Van den Turren, Aalst
- Gabrielle Angélique of BOURBON (24), Metz, 57463, France
- Joachim van Rumohr (49)
- Margaret Mostyn
- Cornelis Thonisz Greel (50)
- Jérome Stas
- Pieter Ariens Hofman (82)
- Gabrielle Angélique de Bourbon (24), Metz, 57463, France
- Jeanne GILLET, Amanlis, 35150, France
Born on April 29
- 1587 » Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania († 1635)
- 1636 » Esaias Reusner, German lute player and composer († 1679)
- 1665 » James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1745)
- 1667 » John Arbuthnot, Scottish-English physician and polymath († 1735)
- 1686 » Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain († 1742)
- 1727 » Jean-Georges Noverre, French actor and dancer († 1810)
- 1745 » Oliver Ellsworth, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States († 1807)
- 1758 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general († 1820)
- 1762 » Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1833)
- 1780 » Charles Nodier, French librarian and author († 1844)
Died on April 29
- 1594 » Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and theologian (b. 1517)
- 1630 » Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (b. 1552)
- 1658 » John Cleveland, English poet and author (b. 1613)
- 1676 » Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)
- 1688 » Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1620)
- 1698 » Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (b. 1655)
- 1707 » George Farquhar, Irish-English actor and playwright (b. 1678)
- 1743 » Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French theorist and author (b. 1658)
- 1768 » Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1694)
- 1771 » Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, French-Italian architect, designed Winter Palace and Catherine Palace (b. 1700)
Names that were popular for boys in 1627
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- John
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Johan
- Thomas
- Willem
- William
- Jean
- Johannes
- Johann
- Gerrit
- Jansz
Names that were popular for girls in 1627
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Mary
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Anne
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Louise
- Adriana
- Jeanne
- Barbara
- Catherine
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.