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August 7, 1644Born on Monday August 8, 1644
- Matthys Peter Matthijssen Van Dongen, Oosterhout († 1695)
- Agnietien Willemsdr. Genits, Wassenaar RK
- Matthys Peters van Dongen, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1695)
- Anna Beyts, Brugge St. Donaas († 1709)
- Guilhelmus Hendrix,Henrix, Oevel († 1709)
- Janneke Cornelisz van BODEGOM, Spijkenisse (ZH district II) NL († 1712)
- Robert Wylie, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland († 1689)
- Mathijs Peters, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1665)
- Guilielmus Hendrickx, Oevel († 1702)
- André Lefèvre d'Ormesson († 1684)
Died on Monday August 8, 1644
- Aefke Jetses Pettertille (34)
- Jonas Sprenger (0), Reddighausen, Kreis Frankenberg
- Aefke Jetsedr PETTERTILLA (42), Boazum, Baarderadiel, Littenseradiel, Fryslân, Nederland
- Hiscke Folckertsdr (32), Ferwert (FER), Ferwerderadiel, Friesland, Nederland
- Hiske Folkerts (33)
- Adriaentge Reijers Deijm
- Leonardus Antonij Smulders (64), Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Nicolas van der Hasselt (65), Mollem, Brabant, België
- Elisabeth Jan Diercx, Berlicum
- Hiscke Folckertsdr (34), Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
Born on August 8
- 1558 » George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, English noble († 1605)
- 1605 » Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Newfoundland († 1675)
- 1640 » Amalia Catharina, German poet and composer († 1697)
- 1646 » Godfrey Kneller, German-English painter († 1723)
- 1673 » John Ker, Scottish spy († 1726)
- 1693 » Laurent Belissen, French composer († 1762)
- 1694 » Francis Hutcheson, Irish philosopher and academic († 1746)
- 1709 » Hermann Anton Gelinek, German-Italian monk and violinist († 1779)
- 1720 » Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician († 1796)
- 1754 » Hipólito Ruiz López, Spanish botanist († 1816)
Died on August 8
- 1533 » Lucas van Leyden, Dutch artist (b. 1494)
- 1555 » Oronce Finé, French mathematician and cartographer (b. 1494)
- 1588 » Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter (b. 1532)
- 1604 » Horio Tadauji, Japanese daimyō (b. 1578)
- 1616 » Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter (b. 1548)
- 1631 » Konstantinas Sirvydas, Lithuanian priest, lexicographer, and academic (b. 1579)
- 1684 » George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer, English politician (b. 1622)
- 1719 » Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (b. 1667)
- 1746 » Francis Hutcheson, Irish philosopher (b. 1694)
- 1747 » Madeleine de Verchères, Canadian raid leader (b. 1678)
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)
- May 26 » Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
- 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.
- 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.