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Born on Saturday February 20, 1644
- Adriaen van der Giessen, Amsterdam
- Dithmar Clooster (Overste Leutenant) († 1706)
- Arien Pleunensz. Knock, Papendrecht († 1714)
- Arien Pleunensz. Knock, Papendrecht († 1714)
- Arjan Pleunsz Knock, papendrecht (zuid holland) († 1714)
- Abel Merrill, Newbury, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1689)
- August Ditmar van den Clooster, Huize Rheebruggen, Ruinen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1706)
- Guilielmus van Beurden, Hilvarenbeek
- Aerjen Pleunen Knock, Papendrecht († 1714)
- Arien Pleunsz Knock, Papendrecht († 1714)
Died on Saturday February 20, 1644
- Alice Willoughby (36), Sewells Point, Virginia, United States
- Afonso gonçalves o africano, meadela viana do castelo
- Aeltie Pieters van Uylenburgh (74), Amsterdam,NL, Nederland
- Henry C. Sewell (44), Virginia, British Colonial America
- Aeltie Pieters van Uylenburg (72), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alice Lawton (33), Willoughby Point, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Alice Willoughby (Seawell Sewell) (36), Sewells Point/Willoughby Point, Norfolk, Virginia, Colony
- Aleid Anna von Amelunxen (48)
- Aeltje Pieters Ulenburg (73), Amsterdam
- HENRY (THE YOUNGER) (VA) SEWELL (24), Sewell's Point, Lower Norfolk, Virginia Colony
Born on February 20
- 1549 » Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, last Duke of Urbino († 1631)
- 1552 » Sengoku Hidehisa, Daimyō († 1614)
- 1608 » Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham († 1649)
- 1631 » Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Treasurer of the Navy († 1712)
- 1633 » Jan de Baen, Dutch painter († 1702)
- 1705 » Nicolas Chédeville, French musette player and composer († 1782)
- 1726 » William Prescott, American colonel († 1795)
- 1745 » Henry James Pye, English poet and politician († 1813)
- 1751 » Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator, and academic († 1826)
- 1753 » Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence († 1815)
Died on February 20
- 1513 » King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (b. 1455)
- 1524 » Tecun Uman, Mayan ruler (b. 1500)
- 1579 » Nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)
- 1618 » Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)
- 1626 » John Dowland, English lute player and composer (b. 1563)
- 1762 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (b. 1723)
- 1771 » Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer (b. 1678)
- 1773 » Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (b. 1701)
- 1778 » Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and scholar (b. 1711)
- 1790 » Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1741)
Names that were popular for boys in 1644
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- John
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Willem
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Johann
- Hendrik
Names that were popular for girls in 1644
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Cornelia
- Jeanne
- Sarah
- Anne
- Hannah
- Trijntje
- Barbara
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1644
- 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 25 » Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
- May 26 » Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
- May 28 » English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.
- June 29 » Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
- July 2 » English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.
- September 1 » Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.