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Born on Sunday December 25, 1644
- Cornelius Dionysius Nelissen, Urmond,, Limburg, Nederland
- Jaquemijntje Pieters Jongepier, Ritthem, Zeeland, Nederland († 1701)
- Gerhardus Henrixen, Elten († 1692)
- Cornelis Jansz Boeder, Wervershoof († 1707)
- Johann Melchior RUCH ????, Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France († 1720)
- jan (de) haen (de jonge), amsterdam, noord holland, nederland
- Jacobus de Wolf, Tielen, 2460, Anvers, Flandre, Antwerpen, Belgique († 1690)
- Anthonius Anthonius Anthonius van Rijsingen, Sint-Oedenrode († 1698)
- Cornelis Boeder, Wervershoof, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Walter SCOTT, Highchesters, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland († 1693)
Died on Sunday December 25, 1644
- Sibylle Magdalena v.Baden (39), Straßburg
- Rose de Calviere de St. Cosme (86), France
- Johan van Lannoy Heer van Plantis (61), Lille (Rijssel), Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Jean DE LANNOY (61), Lille (Saint-Maurice), 59350, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Jean de LANNOIJ (61)
Born on December 25
- 1583 » Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer († 1625)
- 1584 » Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain († 1611)
- 1601 » Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha († 1675)
- 1628 » Noël Coypel, French painter and educator († 1707)
- 1642 » (OS) - Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (d. 1726/1727)
- 1652 » Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar († 1713)
- 1665 » Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish-English poet and songwriter († 1746)
- 1674 » Thomas Halyburton, Scottish minister and theologian († 1712)
- 1686 » Giovanni Battista Somis, Italian violinist and composer († 1763)
- 1700 » Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau († 1758)
Died on December 25
- 1505 » George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1454)
- 1553 » Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish explorer and politician, 1st Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1500)
- 1634 » Lettice Knollys, English noblewoman (b. 1540)
- 1635 » Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, geographer, and explorer (b. 1567)
- 1676 » Matthew Hale, English lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1609)
- 1676 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)
- 1683 » Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)
- 1730 » Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)
- 1758 » James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)
- 1784 » Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)
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 25 » Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
- July 2 » English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.
- 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 23 » John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.