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Born on Tuesday August 30, 1644
- Valentin Stahl, Hilchenbach, Duitsland († 1644)
- Thomas Tufton Earl van Thanet Lord Clifford, Thanet House, Aldergatye Street, Londen († 1729)
- Aleydis Janse Hendrix, Hechtel
- Johannes van der Zee, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Hester Jacobs van Doreslaer, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1699)
- Henrick Hagedoorn, Deventer († 1644)
- Barbara van Iersel, Tilburg
- Gommarus Jan VAN CAMP, Kontich,2550,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË († 1729)
- Hester van Doreslaer, Enkhuizen
- Adrianus Adriaan van Ham, Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Tuesday August 30, 1644
- Willemken Umbgrove (4), Arnhem
- Esprite RAPIN, Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde,84290,Vaucluse,Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,FRANCE
- Jorisje Gerritsdr van der Port (41), Zierikzee
- Willemken Umbgrove (4), Arnhem,Gemeente Arnhem,Gelderland,Netherlands
Born on August 30
- 1574 » Albert Szenczi Molnár, Hungarian writer and translator († 1634)
- 1609 » Artus Quellinus the Elder, Flemish sculptor († 1668)
- 1609 » Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet, English politician († 1644)
- 1627 » Itō Jinsai, Japanese philosopher († 1705)
- 1716 » Capability Brown, British landscape architect († 1783)
- 1720 » Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded Whitbread († 1796)
- 1748 » Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator († 1825)
- 1768 » Joseph Dennie, American author and journalist († 1812)
- 1797 » Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright († 1851)
- 1812 » Agoston Haraszthy, Hungarian-American businessman, founded Buena Vista Winery († 1869)
Died on August 30
- 1428 » Emperor Shōkō of Japan (b. 1401)
- 1483 » Louis XI of France (b. 1423)
- 1500 » Victor, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (b. 1443)
- 1580 » Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (b. 1528)
- 1604 » John Juvenal Ancina, Italian Oratorian and bishop (b. 1545)
- 1619 » Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535)
- 1621 » Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, co-founder of Isfahan School of Islamic Philosophy (b. 1547)
- 1751 » Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and engineer (b. 1661)
- 1773 » Peshwa Narayan Rao, Prime Minister of Maratha Empire (b. 1755, assassinated)
- 1856 » Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English lawyer and author (b. 1811)
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 28 » English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.
- June 5 » The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
- July 2 » English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.
- October 13 » A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
- October 27 » Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.
- November 23 » John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.