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March 27, 1644Born on Monday March 28, 1644
- Adriana Verstrepen, Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Arijen Sprockenburgh, 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaentje Jans Elenbaas, Stavenisse, Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1713)
- Adriaentje Elenbaas, Stavenisse, Nederland († 1712)
- Hendrik Reinier VAN LAER († 1682)
- Arijen Pietersz Sprockenburgh († 1645)
- Arie Sprockenburg, 's-Gravenzande
- Adriaentje Jans Elenbaas, Stavenisse, Zeeland, Nederland († 1712)
- Jan Dirkz COPPER, Oudewater, Utrecht, Nederland († 1724)
- Aert Huijgo SPRUIJT, Oud-Beijerland
Died on Monday March 28, 1644
- Marinus Geelhoet (39), Colijnsplaat
- Jannetge Claesdr Van Der VELDE
- Marinus Simonsz Geelhoet (39)
- Elizabeth Hastings
- Marinus Simonszn Simonsz Geelhoet (39), Colijnsplaat
- Marinus Simonsz Geelhoet (39), Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Nederland
- Jannetje Claesse (van der) Vel(de) (24)
- Marinus Simonse Geelhoed (39), Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Nederland
- Christijnken Wouters (64), Babyloniënbroek
- Garbrant Claes Voogt (4), Broek in Waterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Born on March 28
- 1591 » William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English earl († 1668)
- 1592 » John Amos Comenius, Czech bishop and educator († 1670)
- 1599 » Witte de With, Dutch captain († 1658)
- 1613 » Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China († 1688)
- 1621 » Heinrich Schwemmer, German composer and educator († 1696)
- 1638 » Frederik Ruysch, Dutch botanist and anatomist († 1731)
- 1652 » Samuel Sewall, English judge († 1730)
- 1725 » Andrew Kippis, English minister and author († 1795)
- 1727 » Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, († 1777)
- 1743 » Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, Russian academic and politician († 1810)
Died on March 28
- 1461 » John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford (b. 1435)
- 1563 » Heinrich Glarean, Swiss poet and theorist (b. 1488)
- 1566 » Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian historian and diplomat (b. 1486)
- 1583 » Magnus, Duke of Holstein (b. 1540)
- 1584 » Ivan the Terrible, Russian king (b. 1530)
- 1687 » Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (b. 1596)
- 1794 » Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1743)
- 1818 » Antonio Capuzzi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1755)
- 1865 » Petrus Hofman Peerlkamp, Dutch scholar and critic (b. 1786)
- 1866 » Solomon Foot, American lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
Names that were popular for boys in 1644
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- John
- 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)
- April 25 » The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
- 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.
- July 2 » English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.
- 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.
- November 23 » John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.