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Born on Thursday December 22, 1644
- Joannes De Vos, Stekene,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1678)
- Jan Hendricks van Sittert (Sitteren), Elburg
- Joanna De Keyser, Hombeek, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1727)
- Ettien Haijckens, Noordbroek
- Ettien Haijckens, Noordbroek,Menterwolde,Groningen,Netherlands
- Berent Lövelinck, Hasselo, 7558, Nederland
- Harman Jansz Gla, Amsterdam, Oude kerk († 1673)
- Joanna De Keijser, Hombeek, 2811, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1727)
- Elisabetha Stobbaerts, Lier Sint Gummarus
- Joannes Alberts(z), Echt
Died on Thursday December 22, 1644
- Jannetje Willems (63)
- Jannichjen Hendricks (34), Ameronge
- Suzanne de Corte (64)
- Catharina Maes (2)
- Nicholas St. LAWRENCE, Earl of Howth (47), Howth Castle, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- Nicholas St. LAWRENCE (47), Howth Castle, Dublin, IR
- Catharina Boel, Hamme
- Anna Maria Ursula von Kerssenbrock (84), Bückeburg, Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
- Adriaen Matthijs Adriaen Antonissen (49)
- Adriaan Mathysz. Adriaan Antonis (48)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 22, 1644 at Delpher
Born on December 22
- 1546 » Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō († 1604)
- 1550 » Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author († 1631)
- 1569 » Étienne Martellange, French architect († 1641)
- 1591 » Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor († 1666)
- 1639 » Jean Racine, French poet and playwright († 1699)
- 1666 » Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet († 1708)
- 1694 » Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic († 1768)
- 1696 » James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia († 1785)
- 1723 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer († 1787)
- 1765 » Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic († 1825)
Died on December 22
- 1530 » Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)
- 1554 » Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)
- 1572 » François Clouet, French miniaturist (b. c. 1510)
- 1603 » Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1566)
- 1641 » Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)
- 1646 » Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)
- 1660 » André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)
- 1666 » Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)
- 1681 » Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
- 1767 » John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
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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 26 » Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
- September 1 » Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.
- 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 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.