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May 17, 1645Born on Thursday May 18, 1645
- Mary Randall, Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony († 1711)
- Theodorus Peters Hendriks, Nijmegen
- Petrus Naulaerts, Kontich
- Aryaentje Willemsdr. van der Spinge, Delft
- Cornelis Oentses, Sint Annaparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Netherlands
- Caspar Christoph von Nostitz († 1697)
- Willem Weijnck, Vorden
- Henders Bijvink
- Jean Malaise, Flobecq, Hainaut, Belgique
- Jan Moortgat, Lebbeke († 1721)
Died on Thursday May 18, 1645
- Anna Jansdr. Stoel (61)
- Theunis Cornelisz Corver (61)
- Aeltgen Cornelisdr Vinck (29)
- Aaltje Cornelis Vinck (29), Jaarsveld, Utrecht, Nederland
- Thonis Cornelisz. Corver (61), Benedenberg
- Thonis Cornelisz TOET (54)
- Anna van Berckel (28), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Anna van Berkel (28), Rotterdam
- Barabara Fowle Lady (85), Sussex, England
- Jehanne (Jeanne) Musnier (91), Ponchon, Oise, Picardie, France
Born on May 18
- 1537 » Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal († 1585)
- 1631 » Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest († 1701)
- 1662 » George Smalridge, English bishop († 1719)
- 1692 » Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist († 1752)
- 1711 » Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1787)
- 1777 » John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist († 1852)
- 1778 » Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria († 1854)
- 1785 » John Wilson, Scottish author and critic († 1854)
- 1797 » Frederick Augustus II of Saxony († 1854)
- 1822 » Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist († 1896)
Died on May 18
- 1550 » Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (b. 1498)
- 1551 » Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (b. 1486)
- 1675 » Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (b. 1637)
- 1675 » Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, historian, and theologian (b. 1623)
- 1692 » Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (b. 1617)
- 1721 » Maria Barbara Carillo, victim of the Spanish Inquisition (b.1625)
- 1733 » Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (b. 1761)
- 1780 » Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
- 1781 » Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian-Indian rebel leader (b. 1742)
- 1792 » Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (b. 1730)
Names that were popular for boys in 1645
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- John
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Thomas
- Jean
- Hendrick
- Leendert
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1645
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Neeltje
- Marie
- Trijntje
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Lijsbeth
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Sarah
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1645
- 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 2 » Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Inverlochy.
- May 20 » Yangzhou massacre: The ten day massacre of 800,000 residents of the city of Yangzhou, part of the Transition from Ming to Qing.
- July 2 » Battle of Alford: Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- July 10 » English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.
- August 3 » Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
- September 13 » Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh.