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May 1644Born on Sunday May 1, 1644
- Geertruij Casteleijn, Bergambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aert (Arnold) Smulders, Tilburg († 1725)
- Christina Lambert Peters van der Laeck, Sint-Oedenrode
- Adriaan Jacobsz slobbe, Noordwijk
- Gaspar Corneliuszn, Hilvarenbeek
- Catharina de Bosson, Breda, Netherlands († 1687)
- Andries Claassen, Hoek,Gemeente Terneuzen,Zeeland,Netherlands († 1703)
- Christina Lambert Peters van de Laeck, Sint-Oedenrode
- andries matthijsz vinck, oud-beijerland (zuid holland)
- Catherine SERVAIS, Rèves, 52059, Hainaut, Belgique († 1713)
Died on Sunday May 1, 1644
- Siouck Tiebbedr (39)
- Servatius (Servaes,Servasius,Servacius) Van Royen (75), Bazel
- Cornelis Sijmons Schoten (69), Onbekend, Nederland
- John House (34), Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- George Broughton (75), Rylstone
- John Broughton (70)
- Siouck Tjebbes (39), ,, Langezwaag, Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands
- Sijts Ennes Metsma (54)
- Siouck (Sjouk) Tjebbes (Tiebbes, Tiebbedr) (39), Langezwaag, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Engele Siurdts (54)
Born on May 1
- 1545 » Franciscus Junius, French theologian († 1602)
- 1579 » Wolphert Gerretse, Dutch-American farmer, co-founded New Netherland († 1662)
- 1582 » Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer († 1643)
- 1585 » Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Belarusian saint († 1612)
- 1591 » Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer († 1666)
- 1594 » John Haynes, English-American politician, 1st Governor of the Colony of Connecticut († 1653)
- 1602 » William Lilly, English astrologer († 1681)
- 1672 » Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician († 1719)
- 1730 » Joshua Rowley, English admiral († 1790)
- 1735 » Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist († 1819)
Died on May 1
- 1539 » Isabella of Portugal (b. 1503)
- 1555 » Pope Marcellus II (b. 1501)
- 1572 » Pope Pius V (b. 1504)
- 1668 » Frans Luycx, Flemish painter (b. 1604)
- 1730 » François de Troy, French painter and engraver (b. 1645)
- 1731 » Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (b. 1677)
- 1738 » Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1669)
- 1772 » Gottfried Achenwall, Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1719)
- 1813 » Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (b. 1768)
- 1838 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (b. 1797)
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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)
- March 18 » The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia.
- 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 26 » Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
- September 1 » Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.
- 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.