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Born on Wednesday September 7, 1644
- Martinus CALLAERTS, Itegem
- Adrianus Gijsels,Ghijsels, Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor
- Gerit Po(e)lert, Vorden
- Joanna Verheecken, Wetteren
- Joannes Baptista Dierckx, Gierle († 1687)
- Gijsberus Hendricks Herberts, Gouda
- Jenneken ter Hulstbekke, Berghuizen, 7571, Nederland
- Petrus van DUN, Hilvarenbeek, 3738, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Daniel Muehlenderlein, Cunersdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony († 1644)
- Magdalene Christine von Ahlefeldt († 1720)
Died on Wednesday September 7, 1644
- Rougaer ( Rogier -Rogerius ) ( Van Coilge - Van Coeilge - Coelge - Coelghe) Vancoillie (66), Ingelmunster
- Sicke Tjallings Palsma (39), Lutkewierum, Friesland, Nederland
- Elisabeth HENKART
- Adriaan Abraham Haeck (55), Antwerpen, Belgium
- Maria (74)
- Sicke Palsma (39)
- Berent Lusenck (44), Ruurlo
- Sicke Tjallings Palsma (39), Lutkewierum, gem. Littenseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Wilhelm Wanniecky von Gemmnist (44)
- Maria N.N. van MOL (74)
Born on September 7
- 1629 » Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet, Irish nobleman († 1665)
- 1635 » Paul I, Prince Esterházy, Hungarian prince († 1713)
- 1641 » Tokugawa Ietsuna, Japanese shōgun († 1680)
- 1650 » Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona († 1725)
- 1683 » Maria Anna of Austria († 1754)
- 1694 » Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish Minister of State († 1763)
- 1705 » Matthäus Günther, German painter († 1788)
- 1707 » Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author († 1788)
- 1726 » François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player and composer († 1795)
- 1740 » Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor and illustrator († 1814)
Died on September 7
- 1573 » Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (b. 1535)
- 1601 » John Shakespeare, father of William Shakespeare (b. 1529)
- 1619 » Marko Krizin, Croatian priest, missionary, and saint (b. 1589)
- 1619 » Melchior Grodziecki, Polish priest and saint (b. 1582)
- 1622 » Denis Godefroy, French lawyer and jurist (b. 1549)
- 1626 » Edward Villiers, English noble and politician (b. c. 1585)
- 1644 » Guido Bentivoglio, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1579)
- 1655 » François Tristan l'Hermite, French author and playwright (b. 1601)
- 1657 » Arvid Wittenberg, Swedish field marshal (b. 1606)
- 1685 » William Carpenter, English-American settler, co-founded Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (b. 1605)
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)
- February 29 » Abel Tasman's second Pacific voyage begins.
- May 28 » English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.
- June 29 » Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
- 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 23 » John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.