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Born on Thursday August 11, 1644
- Adriaan Noest, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Henricus Hubert, Mortroux, België
- Joannes Vertongen, Bornem († 1708)
- Gerrit de Ridder, Utrecht
- Mechtildis Jan Rutten van den BESSELAAR, Gemonde, 3585, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Enneken Roelandts, Didam
- Annetien (Annetje) (Albertsen) Pluim (Pluym), Nunspeet, Gelderland, Nederland
- Trijne Hermans
- Jean Caradu, Utrecht
- Mechtildis Johan Rutten Bersselaer, Gemonde
Died on Thursday August 11, 1644
- Pieter Aengisz, w.s Koedijk
- Mary Stuart (68)
- Jan Reijnder Bierens (74), Eersel
- Jan Bierens (74), Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- William WADE (68), Farsley, Calverley, Leeds
- Jan Reynder BIERENS (74), Eersel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Claas Reijers (0), Benschop, Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Jan Reynder Bierens (72), Eersel
- Vincenzo DI LUCA (45), Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- Mary Stewart Of Darnley (69)
Born on August 11
- 1472 » Nikolaus von Schönberg, Catholic cardinal († 1537)
- 1510 » Margaret Paleologa, Sovereign Marchioness of Montferrat († 1566)
- 1673 » Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer († 1754)
- 1718 » Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec († 1791)
- 1722 » Richard Brocklesby, English physician († 1797)
- 1748 » Joseph Schuster, German composer († 1812)
- 1778 » Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician († 1852)
- 1794 » James B. Longacre, American engraver († 1869)
- 1807 » David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician († 1886)
- 1808 » William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician († 1892)
Died on August 11
- 1494 » Hans Memling, German-Belgian painter (b. 1430)
- 1519 » Johann Tetzel, German preacher (b. 1465)
- 1556 » John Bell, English bishop
- 1563 » Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer and educator (b. 1500)
- 1578 » Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and academic (b. 1502)
- 1596 » Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)
- 1614 » Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1656 » Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)
- 1725 » Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (b. 1723)
- 1774 » Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French physician and author (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 26 » Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
- 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.
- June 29 » Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
- 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.
- November 23 » John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.