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Born on Sunday October 2, 1644
- Cornelis Daensz, Scheveningen
- Catharina (Catelijna) la Gache, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Claes van Hasselt, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Cornelis BIEKERCK, Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arijen Danen van der Swan
- Cornelia Groenevelt, Nieuwpoort, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelius Beeckman, Denderbelle
- Anna de Wachter, Puurs-Sint-Amands (Liezele), Antwerpen, België († 1712)
- Aernout Webber
- Cornelis Ariensz. Bijkerk Bijkercke alias den Boer, Zwijndrecht, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1716)
Died on Sunday October 2, 1644
- Gerrit (Gerardt) Dircksz Verhuet (64)
- Rosina Sybilla Reinhardt (0), Schorndorf, Schorndorf, Wq/4rttemberg, Germany
- Ariaentje Pieters, Rotterdam
- Elizabeth Adriaens Crielaert (11), Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on October 2
- 1527 » William Drury, English politician († 1579)
- 1538 » Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint († 1584)
- 1589 » Muhammad Parviz, Mughal Empire emperor († 1626)
- 1644 » François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author († 1724)
- 1704 » František Tůma, Czech organist and composer († 1774)
- 1718 » Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic († 1800)
- 1727 » Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic († 1806)
- 1768 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician († 1854)
- 1798 » Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831–49) († 1849)
- 1800 » Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader († 1831)
Died on October 2
- 1559 » Jacquet of Mantua, French-Italian composer (b. 1483)
- 1588 » Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1509)
- 1626 » Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish academic and diplomat (b. 1567)
- 1629 » Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
- 1629 » Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian (b. 1575)
- 1678 » Wu Sangui, Qing Chinese general (b. 1612)
- 1685 » David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. 1638)
- 1708 » Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (b. 1650)
- 1709 » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1639)
- 1724 » François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
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)
- March 18 » The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia.
- April 25 » The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
- May 26 » Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
- October 13 » A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
- October 27 » Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.
- November 23 » John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.