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Born on Monday December 19, 1644
- Caleb (Dr.) Arnold, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, Verenigde Staten († 1719)
- Petrus De Munter, Hingene, 2880, Bornem, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Abraham Jaqua Jaquith II, Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1679)
- Cornelia Nagels, Hombeek
- Caleb Phipps
- Petrus Van Landeghem, Sint-Niklaas, België
- Samuel Bullen, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America († 1736)
- Joanna BROERS, Duffel, 2570, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Henricus Antonius Wilhelmus van HES, Gemert,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Johne Maitland, St. Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died on Monday December 19, 1644
- Lady Jane Bingley (58), St Catherine, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Jacques TESTE, Chénérailles, 23061, Creuse, Limousin, France
- Georg Lindner, Happurg, Nürnberger Land, Bavaria, Germany
Born on December 19
- 1498 » Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian († 1552)
- 1554 » Philip William, Prince of Orange († 1618)
- 1587 » Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg († 1645)
- 1683 » Philip V of Spain († 1746)
- 1699 » William Bowyer, English printer († 1777)
- 1714 » John Winthrop, American astronomer and educator († 1779)
- 1778 » Marie Thérèse of France († 1851)
- 1796 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic († 1873)
- 1797 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist († 1838)
- 1817 » James J. Archer, American lawyer and general († 1864)
Died on December 19
- 1442 » Elizabeth of Luxembourg (b. 1409)
- 1558 » Cornelius Grapheus, Flemish writer (b. 1482)
- 1637 » Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (b. 1565)
- 1741 » Vitus Bering, Danish-Russian hydrographer and explorer (b. 1681)
- 1745 » Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (b. 1684)
- 1749 » Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (b. 1672)
- 1807 » Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author and playwright (b. 1723)
- 1813 » James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (b. 1744)
- 1819 » Thomas Fremantle, English admiral and politician (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1818)
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)
- February 29 » Abel Tasman's second Pacific voyage begins.
- 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.
- September 1 » Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.
- 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.