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May 15, 1644Born on Monday May 16, 1644
- Jan Verschouw, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Dillen Elisabeth, Nijlen, Antwerpen, België († 1650)
- Eva Pieters van Leeuwen, Noordwijk
- Anna Elisabeth Greuter, Putten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1682)
- Elisabetha Dillen, Nijlen, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1650)
- Hansken ( Jan ) (Joannes) Meuleman, Lokeren
- Gertrudis Neuteleer, Hoegaarden (3320, Vlaams Brabant)
- Huibertje Gijsse, Katwijk
- Adriaen Hoogerheije, Colijnsplaat
- Ida Moonen Moenen, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 1690)
Died on Monday May 16, 1644
- Weijntgen Dircks Straffintvelt (22), Gouda
- Hendrick Paulusz de Haan (39)
- Vrouwtje Jansdr Coemans (83)
- Froukje Jansdr Coemans (84)
- Hendrik Paulusz de Haan (54)
- Cornelis Ariensz LOOSJE (74)
- Judoca BAERT (54), Eeklo, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgie
- Ursula Hazold, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
- Nicolaas de Molenaar, Grubbenvorst
- Maritgen Lourisdr (152), Leiden
Born on May 16
- 1542 » Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman († 1580)
- 1606 » John Bulwer, British doctor († 1656)
- 1611 » Pope Innocent XI († 1689)
- 1641 » Dudley North, English economist and politician († 1691)
- 1710 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household († 1782)
- 1718 » Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher († 1799)
- 1763 » Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist († 1829)
- 1788 » Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator († 1866)
- 1801 » William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State († 1872)
- 1804 » Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten († 1894)
Died on May 16
- 1561 » Jan Tarnowski, Polish noble and statesman (b. 1488)
- 1620 » William Adams, English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)
- 1657 » Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)
- 1667 » Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)
- 1669 » Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)
- 1691 » Jacob Leisler, German-American politician, 8th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1640)
- 1696 » Mariana of Austria, Queen consort of Spain (b. 1634)
- 1703 » Charles Perrault, French author and academic (b. 1628)
- 1778 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)
- 1790 » Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)
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)
- 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 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.
- 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.