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May 10, 1644Born on Wednesday May 11, 1644
- Cunera van Knippenbergh, Helden
- Gertraut Beurlin, Egenhausen, Wuerttenberg, Germany († 1683)
- Edwin 1653 Conway, Jr., Rappahannock County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1698)
- Martinus van Aubel, Berg en Terblijt († 1703)
- Cunera Van Knippenberch, Helden (NL)
- Alitgen Mennis, Venray
- Cornelius Jansz, IJsselstein, Meerlo
- Cornelis van den Engh, IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland († 1677)
- cunera knippenberg (h), helden
- Elisabeth Adriaenssen, Essen-Nispen
Died on Wednesday May 11, 1644
- Mary STEWART of Orkney (82), Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland
- Lady Margaret Stuart (68), Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Mary Bethenia Broadnax 10 E (33), Herne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Elisabeth van Hooren
- Adelheid van Bredow (69), Kremmen, Brandenburg
- Marie Stuart (69)
- Aert Michielsen (64)
- Tijete Buwes Bruynsma (44), Nijland, Friesland, Nederland
- Lady JEAN Johanna STEWART, Countess of Atoll (80), Old Aberdeen, Stirling, Scotland
- Tyete Buwes, Nijland
Born on May 11
- 1571 » Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō († 1637)
- 1715 » Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist († 1739)
- 1752 » Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist († 1840)
- 1797 » José Mariano Salas, Mexican general and politician († 1867)
- 1811 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician († 1893)
- 1852 » Charles W. Fairbanks, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President († 1918)
- 1854 » Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer († 1932)
- 1869 » Archibald Warden, English tennis player († 1943)
- 1871 » Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author († 1943)
- 1875 » Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter († 1912)
Died on May 11
- 1610 » Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and mathematician (b. 1552)
- 1686 » Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician (b. 1602)
- 1778 » William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
- 1779 » John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711)
- 1812 » Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
- 1848 » Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
- 1849 » Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
- 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
- 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
- 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
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)
- March 18 » The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia.
- 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.
- 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.