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April 3, 1644Born on Monday April 4, 1644
- Arnoldus Joanneszn Hessels, Hilvarenbeek
- Maria CASTELEYN, Roeselare
- Joanna Theresia VEREECKE, Rumbeke Belgie († 1686)
- Cornelis HELMICH, Dordrecht
- Joanna Theresia Vereecke, Rumbeke († 1686)
- Annegien Frens, Groningen
- MARIA DE BURGRAVE, HAASDONK,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Zachariah Dibble, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts († 1711)
- Jean Calandrini († 1672)
- Hans Leonhard Betz, Schwaigern, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany († 1684)
Died on Monday April 4, 1644
- Herman van Uchelen (49), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Jean Noel RAES, Antheit,4520,Luik,Wallonië,BELGIË
- Jean Erasme GHIJT, Antheit, Province de Liege, Walloon Region, Belgie
- Nicolas Verdonck (2), Vrasene
- Maeijke COENEN (50), Wouw, Roosendaal, Nordbrabant, Niederlande
- Anna Ursula Koch (44), Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
- Michel TOUGOURDEAU (64), Trèves, 49350, France
- Herman van Uchelen (49), Arnhem Gld .Nl
- Henrick Henricks Cunderturff (70), Gouda
- Ursula Weber (43), Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Born on April 4
- 1572 » William Strachey, English author († 1621)
- 1586 » Richard Saltonstall, English diplomat († 1661)
- 1593 » Edward Nicholas, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department († 1669)
- 1640 » Gaspar Sanz, Spanish guitarist, composer, and priest († 1710)
- 1646 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist († 1715)
- 1648 » Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor († 1721)
- 1676 » Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Italian composer († 1760)
- 1688 » Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer and cartographer († 1768)
- 1718 » Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar († 1783)
- 1752 » Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer († 1837)
Died on April 4
- 1536 » Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1460)
- 1538 » Elena Glinskaya, Grand Princess and regent of Russia
- 1588 » Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1534)
- 1596 » Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b. 1533)
- 1609 » Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist, mycologist, and academic (b. 1526)
- 1617 » John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1550)
- 1643 » Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1583)
- 1661 » Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish field marshal (b. 1580)
- 1743 » Daniel Neal, English historian and author (b. 1678)
- 1761 » Théodore Gardelle, Swiss painter (b. 1722)
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.
- 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.
- July 2 » English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.
- 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.