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Born on Saturday October 29, 1644
- Maria Jacobs, Gierle
- Moritz Stremmel, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Meinerdus Revius, Leeuwarden
- Gertrudis_Arnoldus_Gerits VAN DE GRUYTHUYSEN, Eindhoven
- Maria Leijten, Tilburg (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
- Geertgen Cornelisdr Bal
- Marie Isabelle Hugo
- Maria Jacobs, Gierle
- Leuntien Willems, Hoek
- Sara Chevael, Aagtekerke
Died on Saturday October 29, 1644
- Hendrik van Mierop (32), Rotterdam
- Cornelia Du Lieu (35), Lissewege,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Theodorus Sengers (72), Megen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Marguerite HERLEM (49), Saint-Hilaire-Lez-Cambrai,59292,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Johann Friedrich von Pfalz-Neuburg (57), Hilpoltstein, Bayern, Deutschland(HRR)
- Anna Victoria de Meulenaere (0), Kortrijk
- Theodorus Sengers, Megen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Gillis Josse van Havre, Saint-Nicolas-Waas
- Egidius van Havere (82), Sint-Niklaas (B)
- Dirick Hanrix Sengers (72), Megen
Born on October 29
- 1497 » Benedetto Accolti the Younger, Italian cardinal († 1549)
- 1504 » Shin Saimdang, South Korean painter and poet († 1551)
- 1507 » Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish general († 1582)
- 1562 » George Abbot, English archbishop and academic († 1633)
- 1682 » Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian, explorer, and author († 1761)
- 1690 » Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer († 1754)
- 1704 » John Byng, English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1757)
- 1740 » James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and author († 1795)
- 1808 » Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist († 1873)
- 1812 » Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright († 1907)
Died on October 29
- 1590 » Dirck Coornhert, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and politician (b. 1522)
- 1618 » Walter Raleigh, English admiral, explorer, and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1554)
- 1650 » David Calderwood, Scottish historian and theologian (b. 1575)
- 1666 » Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (b. 1600)
- 1666 » James Shirley, English dramatist (b. 1596)
- 1783 » Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1717)
- 1804 » Sarah Crosby, the first female Methodist preacher (b. 1729)
- 1829 » Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (b. 1751)
- 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
- 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)
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)
- April 25 » The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
- May 27 » Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
- May 28 » English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.
- 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.
- November 8 » The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.