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Born on Sunday August 16, 1643
- Aletta Coymans
- Jan Janse Moermans, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1645)
- Geldolf Stuylingh, Alkmaar, N.H († 1673)
- Jan Jan Kersten Raets, Loenhout (B)
- Catharina van Lokeren, Zele
- Helgerus UBACHS, Voerendaal
- Jannetje Pieters van Esch, Nootdorp
- Hendrijc van Eeden, Noordwijk
- Catharina Aert de Lepper, Tilburg († 1647)
- Jantijen Ates, Garnwerd, gem. Ezinge, Groningen, Nederland
Died on Sunday August 16, 1643
- Commertgen Engelsdr Duyndam (73), Noordwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Huijg Jacobsz van der Laan (van Ouderkerck), Poortugaal
- Huijg Jacobsz (van Ouderkerck) van der Laan (83), Poortugaal
- Huijch Jacobsz van Ouderkerck (83), Poortugaal, zh.nld
- Commertgen Engelsdr DUIJNDAM (73)
- Jannitge Pieters van Esch (2)
- Antonius Linthout (85), Merchtem, Belgie
- Huijg Jacobs Van Der Laan (83), Poortugaal
- Flaminio Carafa
- Arthur Unknown (49), London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 16, 1643 at Delpher
Born on August 16
- 1557 » Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and etcher († 1602)
- 1565 » Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany († 1637)
- 1573 » Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland († 1598)
- 1637 » Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen († 1706)
- 1645 » Jean de La Bruyère, French philosopher and author († 1696)
- 1650 » Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer († 1718)
- 1682 » Louis, Duke of Burgundy († 1712)
- 1744 » Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor († 1804)
- 1761 » Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer († 1800)
- 1815 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator († 1888)
Died on August 16
- 1443 » Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shōgun (b. 1434)
- 1492 » Beatrice of Silva, Dominican nun
- 1518 » Loyset Compère, French composer (b. 1445)
- 1532 » John, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)
- 1661 » Thomas Fuller, English historian and author (b. 1608)
- 1678 » Andrew Marvell, English poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1705 » Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
- 1733 » Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
- 1791 » Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)
- 1836 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
Names that were popular for boys in 1643
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- John
- Jean
- Johannes
- Jacobus
- Thomas
- Gerrit
- Pierre
- Hendrik
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1643
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Jeanne
- Cornelia
- Sarah
- 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.