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Born on Friday December 23, 1644
- Henricus SNELLAARTS, Eindhoven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1707)
- Cornelis Bruijnsz Valckenburg, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annetje Jacobs, DE LIER
- Peter Cornelis Peter, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Bruijnen ValKenburg│dsluis, Delft
- Annetje Jacobs RODENBURGH, De Lier
- Madeleine LORGERIL, Avremesnil, 76050, Haute-Normandie, France († 1684)
- Matthijs SCHEERS, Nijmegen
- Hermanus FUIREN, Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands
- Peter Schultze, Molitz,Altmarkkreis Salzwedel,Sachsen-Anhalt,Bundesrepublick Deutschland
Died on Friday December 23, 1644
- Maria van Foreest (24)
- Maaike Jans (24)
- Marie Sarens (52), Opwijk
- Judoca Van Steelant (0), Belsele
- Barbara Van Mulders (69), Opwijk
- Thomas Howse, Sr. (37), London, Middlesex, England
- Annetgen de Groot
- Maria van Foreest (24)
- Colleye De La Haye, Visâ©, Province de Liâ®ge, Walloon Region, Belgiâ´
- Maria van Foreest (24)
Born on December 23
- 1573 » Giovanni Battista Crespi, Italian painter, sculptor and architect († 1632)
- 1582 » Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer († 1663)
- 1597 » Martin Opitz, German poet and composer († 1639)
- 1605 » Tianqi Emperor, Chinese emperor († 1627)
- 1613 » Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden († 1676)
- 1621 » Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge († 1678)
- 1621 » Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England († 1682)
- 1689 » Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer († 1755)
- 1690 » Pamheiba, Indian emperor († 1751)
- 1713 » Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna († 1749)
Died on December 23
- 1556 » Nicholas Udall, English cleric, playwright, and educator (b. 1504)
- 1568 » Roger Ascham, English scholar and academic (b. 1515)
- 1575 » Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1531)
- 1588 » Henry I, duke of Guise (b. 1550)
- 1631 » Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright (b. 1563)
- 1638 » Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1646 » François Maynard, French poet and academic (b. 1582)
- 1652 » John Cotton, English minister and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1675 » Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French general and diplomat (b. 1602)
- 1722 » Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (b. 1654)
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
- 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)
- 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 5 » The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
- June 29 » Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
- October 27 » Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.
- November 23 » John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.