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Born on Monday February 8, 1644
- Hertbertus van Cronenborch, Best
- Pieter van Dorp († 1713)
- Paulus Kreekels, Wijnandsrade, Limburg, Nederland († 1718)
- Sandrina van Tuyll van Serooskerken, Domkerk Utrecht, Utrecht, Neth
- Pieter van Dorp, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1713)
- Anna Simonis, IJsselstein
- Bartholomeus Schuermans, Princenhage
- Pieter van Dorp, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1713)
- Petrus De Sitter, Moerzeke,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1688)
- Grietje Plevier, Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland († 1669)
Died on Monday February 8, 1644
- Francis II (Franciscus) Rodes Sir Knight Esq 2nd Baronet of Barlborough (59), Barlborough Hall, Barlborough, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
- Cornelis Joannes, Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Pieter Pietersz STEIJL
- Petrus Cornelij van Nispen (45), Sprundel,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Petrus Adrianus van Nispen (45), Sprundel
- Valentin Hartmann (39), Flörsheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
- Edward Rawsthorne (94), Colne, St Bartholomew, Lancashire, England
- Petrus Adriaensz van Nispen (45), Sprundel {NB,NL}
- Françoise PORCHER, La Chapelle-Blanche, 37240, France
- Michiel Cornelisz Vlacq
Born on February 8
- 1514 » Daniele Barbaro, Venetian churchman, diplomat and scholar († 1570)
- 1552 » Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier († 1630)
- 1577 » Robert Burton, English priest, physician, and scholar († 1640)
- 1591 » Guercino, Italian painter († 1666)
- 1685 » Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author († 1770)
- 1700 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist († 1782)
- 1720 » Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan († 1750)
- 1741 » André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer († 1813)
- 1762 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor († 1820)
- 1764 » Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor († 1846)
Died on February 8
- 1537 » Saint Gerolamo Emiliani, Italian humanitarian (b. 1481)
- 1587 » Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
- 1599 » Robert Rollock, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1555)
- 1623 » Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (b. 1546)
- 1676 » Alexis of Russia (b. 1629)
- 1696 » Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
- 1709 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
- 1725 » Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
- 1749 » Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
- 1750 » Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
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
- Sarah
- Jeanne
- 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)
- 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.
- June 5 » The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
- 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.
- 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.