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April 23, 1646Born on Tuesday April 24, 1646
- Claertge Meesdr, Scheveningen († 1696)
- Laurentius Smet, Temse († 1647)
- Judocus Pots, Denderleeuw († 1714)
- Engen Gabriel, Herbornseelbach, Herborn, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
- Maria De Schaepdrijver, Zele
- Claartje Meesen
- Maria Pouwels van der Spijck, Delft († 1720)
- Hermanus Vlam, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- Giovanni ALFANO, Carini,PALERMO,Sicilia,Italia († 1646)
- Nicolaus Van Landuyt, Nieuwerkerken, Aalst, België
Died on Tuesday April 24, 1646
- James Buck (34), Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Mary J. Smythe (Smith) Lady (83), Norwich, Norfolk, England
- Lijntje Florendr. van Arkel (76), Berambacht
- Petronella van Bronkhorst Batenburg (76)
- Charles DESBOIS (41), Courléon, 49390, France
- Jean Duchemin (56), Laval, 53130, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
- Guillaume de HEUSCH (71)
- Egiidius DE GROOTE, Sint-Niklaas,9100,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Petronella Van Bronkhorst Batenburg (76)
- Mary Smythe (91), Norwich, Norfolk, England
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 24, 1646 at Delpher
Born on April 24
- 1533 » William I of Orange, founding father of the Netherlands († 1584)
- 1538 » Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua († 1587)
- 1545 » Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, English Earl († 1581)
- 1562 » Xu Guangqi, Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader († 1633)
- 1581 » Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint († 1660)
- 1608 » Gaston, Duke of Orléans, third son of King Henry IV of France († 1660)
- 1620 » John Graunt, English demographer and statistician († 1674)
- 1706 » Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian pianist and composer († 1780)
- 1718 » Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-English painter and educator († 1784)
- 1743 » Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and engineer, invented the power loom († 1823)
Died on April 24
- 1479 » Jorge Manrique, Spanish poet (b. 1440)
- 1513 » Şehzade Ahmet, Ottoman prince (b. 1465)
- 1617 » Concino Concini, Italian-French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1575)
- 1622 » Fidelis of Sigmaringen, German friar and saint (b. 1577)
- 1656 » Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)
- 1731 » Daniel Defoe, English journalist, novelist, and spy (b. 1660)
- 1748 » Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman and translator (b. 1683)
- 1779 » Eleazar Wheelock, American minister and academic, founded Dartmouth College (b. 1711)
- 1794 » Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish field marshal and politician (b. 1719)
- 1852 » Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (b. 1783)
Names that were popular for boys in 1646
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- John
- Pieter
- Jean
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Pierre
- Johann
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1646
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Sarah
- Jeanne
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Petronella
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1646
- 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 16 » Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the first English Civil War.