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April 11, 1643Born on Sunday April 12, 1643
- Anne AIGREFEUILLE, Mûrs-Erigné, 49610, Maine et Loire, Pays de la Loire, Saint venant († 1676)
- Anna Jans, Pamel, België († 1704)
- Jannetje Claasdr, Dirksland
- Jan Everts Timmerman, Westzaan († 1711)
- Jannetje Claesdr van Clinckerland, Dirksland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1706)
- Isebrant Peter Isebrants Isebrand, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis de Vogel, Ouddorp († 1701)
- Jannetje Claesdr van Klinckerland, Dirksland, Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1706)
- Anna JANSSENS, Pamel († 1704)
- Anna Koller, Speicher A.R., Appenzell, Zwitserland († 1693)
Died on Sunday April 12, 1643
- Ludwig I, Count of Erbach (63)
- Ludwig van Erbach (63)
- Sioucke Buwes (23), Sandfirden, wymbritseradeel.fr.nld
- Mary Ann Winthrop (Dudley) (31), Boston, Massachusetts
- Neeltje Dircks Quartel (28)
- Ningetje Jobsdr. (23)
- Ludwig I Erbach (63), Erbach, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Thomasine Hilles (75), Great Stambridge, Rochford, Essex, England
- Thomasine Ford ** (86), St Thomas, Surrey, England
- Mary Winthrop (32), Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Born on April 12
- 1577 » Christian IV of Denmark († 1648)
- 1612 » Simone Cantarini, Italian painter and engraver († 1648)
- 1639 » Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician († 1712)
- 1656 » Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian († 1738)
- 1705 » William Cookworthy, English minister and pharmacist († 1780)
- 1710 » Caffarelli, Italian actor and singer († 1783)
- 1713 » Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French historian and author († 1796)
- 1716 » Felice Giardini, Italian violinist and composer († 1796)
- 1722 » Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer († 1793)
- 1724 » Lyman Hall, American physician, clergyman, and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia († 1790)
Died on April 12
- 1500 » Leonhard of Gorizia, Count of Gorz (b. 1440)
- 1530 » Joanna La Beltraneja, Princess of Castile (b. 1462)
- 1550 » Claude, Duke of Guise (b. 1496)
- 1555 » Joanna of Castile (b. 1479)
- 1675 » Richard Bennett, English politician, colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)
- 1684 » Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (b. 1596)
- 1687 » Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (b. 1619)
- 1704 » Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)
- 1748 » William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)
- 1782 » Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)
Names that were popular for boys in 1643
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- John
- Jean
- Johannes
- Jacobus
- Thomas
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Pierre
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1643
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Jeanne
- Sarah
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Lijsbeth
- Anne
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1643
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 14 » Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.
- May 19 » Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.
- July 1 » First meeting of the Westminster Assembly, a council of theologians ("divines") and members of the Parliament of England appointed to restructure the Church of England, at Westminster Abbey in London.
- July 13 » English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
- August 24 » A Dutch fleet establishes a new colony in the ruins of Valdivia in southern Chile.
- December 13 » English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.