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April 20, 1644Born on Thursday April 21, 1644
- Machteltje Sybrandus Wybenga, Twijzel, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1647)
- Heijltje van Thuijl, Ridderkerk († 1672)
- Conrad Van Reventlow, København, København, Denmark († 1708)
- Claes Pieters, Tietjerk
- Conrad van Reventlow, Kopenhagen († 1708)
- Cornelis Berents, Groningen (Martinikerk)
- Klaas Pieters (Claas Claes) Veneman († 1711)
- Elisabetha ( Roose ) Rose, Torhout († 1726)
- Joanna Van der Elst, Leefdaal
- Machteltje SIJBRANDS, Twijzel
Died on Thursday April 21, 1644
- Christine Ulfeldt (0), Kopenhagen
- Machteltje Sybrandus Wybenga (2)
- Machteltje SYBRANDS (2), Kooten, Achtkarspelen, Fryslân, Nederland
- Grietge Gerrits
- Jacob van Merlo-Horstius (46), Keulen, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Yves LERAY (63), Teillé, 44202, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
- Gerard Deroulers (84), Warneton, 59643, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Frankrijk
- Hendrick Gerrits Duijves
- Cornelis Wateringa (35)
- Jan Abrahamsz de Mijter
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 21, 1644 at Delpher
Born on April 21
- 1619 » Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch founder of Cape Town († 1677)
- 1630 » Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten, Dutch-English painter († 1700)
- 1631 » Francesco Maidalchini, Catholic cardinal († 1700)
- 1642 » Simon de la Loubère, French mathematician, poet, and diplomat († 1729)
- 1651 » Joseph Vaz, Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint († 1711)
- 1652 » Michel Rolle, French mathematician and academic († 1719)
- 1671 » John Law, Scottish economist († 1729)
- 1673 » Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1742)
- 1713 » Louis de Noailles, French general († 1793)
- 1730 » Antonín Kammel, Czech violinist and composer († 1788)
Died on April 21
- 1557 » Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1495)
- 1574 » Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1519)
- 1591 » Sen no Rikyū, Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (b. 1522)
- 1650 » Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (b. 1607)
- 1668 » Jan Boeckhorst, Flemish painter (b. c. 1604)
- 1699 » Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (b. 1639)
- 1719 » Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1640)
- 1720 » Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (b. 1646)
- 1722 » Robert Beverley, Jr., English historian and author (b. 1673)
- 1736 » Prince Eugene of Savoy (b. 1663)
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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)
- February 29 » Abel Tasman's second Pacific voyage begins.
- June 29 » Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
- 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.