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April 13, 1644Born on Thursday April 14, 1644
- Jetske Tjeerds Algera, Tietjerk
- Aeltjen Harmens
- Anna Ursula Krakuhr, Lembach, Alsace Lorraine († 1680)
- Els Arnts (Hoogers), Nijmegen/Hees
- Jetske Tiaerds Algera, Suawoude, Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Johannes Theodoruszn, Diessen
- Cornelia Jaquesdr., Alblasserdam († 1719)
- Johannes Theodoruszn (van den Berch), Diessen
- Marguerite ROUSSEL, Lompret, Nord, Frankrijk († 1709)
- Jetske Tjeerds, Tietjerk, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
Died on Thursday April 14, 1644
- Joseph Parker (1), Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
- Huybertien Cornelissen Bouman (67)
- Wolf Albrecht Rüdt von Collenberg (53), Adelsheim, Allemagne
- Maria Van Hoe (36), Kruishoutem,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Henry Mead (43), Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
- Petrus Marcelis,Mercelis (64), Wechelderzande
- Catharina (Trijn) Hermans #11 (72), Hulsberg, Limburg, Nl
- Willem Joosten van der Meer
- Geert Cornelis Jan Lambrecht de Bruijn (52), Groot Zundert Noord-Brabant Nederland
- Huibertgen Cornelis Bouman (67), Hardinxveld
Born on April 14
- 1527 » Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer († 1598)
- 1572 » Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician, philosopher, and academic († 1632)
- 1578 » Philip III of Spain († 1621)
- 1629 » Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist († 1695)
- 1668 » Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician († 1741)
- 1678 » Abraham Darby I, English iron master († 1717)
- 1709 » Charles Collé, French playwright and songwriter († 1783)
- 1714 » Adam Gib, Scottish minister and author († 1788)
- 1738 » William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1809)
- 1741 » Emperor Momozono of Japan († 1762)
Died on April 14
- 1574 » Louis of Nassau (b. 1538)
- 1578 » James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, English husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1534)
- 1587 » Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (b. 1548)
- 1599 » Henry Wallop, English politician (b. 1540)
- 1609 » Gasparo da Salò, Italian violin maker (b. 1540)
- 1662 » William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (b. 1582)
- 1682 » Avvakum, Russian priest and saint (b. 1620)
- 1721 » Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1652)
- 1740 » Lady Catherine Jones, English philanthropist (b.1672)
- 1759 » George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (b. 1685)
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
- Anne
- Sarah
- 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.
- June 5 » The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
- 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.
- 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.