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January 27, 1644 
January 25, 1644
Born on Tuesday January 26, 1644
- Antonius Mertens, Meer, België
- Catharina van der Does, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland NL († 1715)
- Marten Wisman, Neerbosch
- Geertje Benten, Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1677)
- Joanna Pijls, Haelen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1716)
- Antonius martinus Mertens, Meer
- Antonius Martinus Antony Mertens,Martens,Maertens, Meer
- IJsbrand Pietersz Boterkooper, Enkhuizen († 1672)
- Jacobus Martinus FLEIJS, Rumst
- Antonius Martinus Martens, Meer
Died on Tuesday January 26, 1644
- Johann Georg Pfaff (0), Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
- Lijsbeth Bergheijk (5), Rhenen
- NN Benier (0), Huissen
- Maertgen WILLEMSDR (47)
- Reijmbrandt Jansz. Schagen
- Pieter Pieterson (41)
- Jean COTTIN (84), Lainsecq (89-Yonne), France
- Susanna Verbeek (3), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Maritge Willemsd. (47)
- Jan de Poorter
Born on January 26
- 1549 » Jakob Ebert, German theologian († 1614)
- 1582 » Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter († 1647)
- 1595 » Antonio Maria Abbatini, Italian composer († 1679)
- 1624 » George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1705)
- 1657 » William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury († 1737)
- 1708 » William Hayes, English organist, composer, and conductor († 1777)
- 1714 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator († 1785)
- 1715 » Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher († 1771)
- 1716 » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1785)
- 1722 » Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author († 1805)
Died on January 26
- 1567 » Nicholas Wotton, English courtier and diplomat (b. 1497)
- 1568 » Lady Catherine Grey, Countess of Hertford (b. 1540)
- 1620 » Amar Singh I, ruler of Mewar (b. 1559)
- 1630 » Henry Briggs, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1556)
- 1636 » Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)
- 1641 » Lawrence Hyde, English lawyer (b. 1562)
- 1697 » Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and theorist (b. 1640)
- 1744 » Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)
- 1750 » Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1686)
- 1779 » Thomas Hudson, English painter (b. 1701)
Names that were popular for boys in 1644
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- John
- 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
- Anne
- Sarah
- Hannah
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
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)
- February 29 » Abel Tasman's second Pacific voyage begins.
- March 18 » The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia.
- May 26 » Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
- 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.
- October 27 » Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.